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Before the Soviet Union, "red" didn't mean exclusively Communist. Many left-wing groups used red flags.
by jhbadger 8y ago
Before the Soviet Union, "red" didn't mean exclusively Communist. Many left-wing groups used red flags.
- johannes1234321 8y agoAnd it still do - lot's of social democratic parties over Europe use red. I.e. UK Labour Party or German SPD. Typically lighter red than communist groups.
- drb91 8y agoThe PSL and DSA also use red heavily.
- icebraining 8y agoMany anarchist groups use the black+red diagonal flag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist_symbolism#Bisected_flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist_symbolism#Bisected_f...