[Hawthorn]

I've really had it up to here with journalists' and political pundits' abuse of the adjective "red." And I know many FReepers agree.

So at least here on FR, I wish we could get back to proper use of the English language --

Red = Communists, union thugs and "Progressives"

Blue = pro-USA, pro-life, pro-capitalism and pro-2A pagtriots

And while we're at it:

Pink = "useful idiot" liberals like most Big Ø voters

Green = environmental wackos

Black = anarchists

Purple = homosexuals

Yellow = pacifists and draft-dodgers

Orange = followers of William III or Julia Tymoshenko

Have I forgotten anything?

[Political Junkie Too]

Let's recall the context of the current red/blue usage.

It used to be that the TV networks colored the states based on Electoral College wins using Blue to represent the party incumbent in the White House. Red was used to represent the challenging party.

However, 2000 changed all that with the USAToday publication of the "Bush Country" map.

Here is a 2004 Freerepublic variation, showing Bush in Blue and Kerry in Red.

However, by this time the image of red/blue as conservative/liberal had become seared into the consciousness of the American people.

-PJ

[fieldmarshaldj]

THANK YOU !

[FreeAtlanta]

We need to start putting out versions of the red / blue states with the colors change. I agree with you 100%. Red are the anti-American, anti-constitutionalist communist scum that currently go by the names Democrat, Progressive or Liberal. Wicked, the whole lot of them.