Political colour
Political colours are colours used to represent a political stance or political ideology.Generally, red is for socialism, communism or the left, and blue is for conservatism or the right, although in the United States, this symbolism is reversed. Green almost always stands for for environmentalism, as in the Green Party.
In many countries yellow is the colour of Liberal parties though in Canada the Liberal colour is red due to the nineteenth century parti rouge.
Traditionally, black and brown have stood for various forms of fascism, as in the blackshirts and brownshirts of pre-World War II Europe. Confusingly, black is also the color of anarchism. One could postulate 'flat black' as the tincture of Fascism, and 'gloss black' for that of Anarchism, from the latin "ÃÂáter" & "negro" respectively.
White has stood for for pacifism, as in the flag of truce, but it has also been the symbol of the monarchy, as in the Russian White Army. Purple has also represented the monarchy or the aristocracy, as it is considered the "royal color."
In the Republic of Ireland, particularly Northern Ireland, orange (taken from William of Orange) is the colour of unionism while green is the colour of Irish nationalism or republicanism
In Taiwan, the two major political coalitions are named after the colors of their major members - the Pan-Blue Coalition after the Kuomintang's color blue and the Pan-Green Coalition (not associated with the Green Party Taiwan) after the Democratic Progressive Party's color green.
Social democratic parties sometimes use orange as their color, to distinguish themselves from the more leftist "reds".
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Due to the nature of the electoral system in the United States, states that are won by Democrats in presidential elections are sometimes called "blue states," while those that vote Republican are "red states."