why are communists called "red"?

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why are communists called "red"?

2006-12-08 13:14:21 · 2 answers · asked by experiMENTAL bunny 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys

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"Red" refers to the blood shed by the working class in its struggle against capitalism.

The identification of Communism with "Socialist" red (with the red flag being the primary color of the flag of the Soviet Union) and the red star being a Communist emblem led to such Cold War phrases as "the Red Menace" and "Red China"

2006-12-08 13:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by charlie.yankee 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

They are left wingers.

2006-12-08 21:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋