If Republicans hate commies, why do they use the color red to symbolize their party?
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The Republicans are kissing the Communists butts everyday now over Americans. That's because the Republicans are Communist too, it's a no brainer. Wal-Mart is Communist, RCA, Thompson Electronics, Microsoft, hell it's starting to become endless. They parade them around America, and call Communism Capitalism. How can it be Capitalism when they are not even Americans. The real word is called Monopolization with no free or fair trade, and that isn't Capitalism, it's Communism. So "RED" is for the Communists that they really are. I heard this from somebody else in here. The Conservatives choose Communism over Americans; because America can and would produce any thing that we need. America doesn't need anyone to produce our products for us. They choose to be Communist for greed, over America.
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because red is a traditional "LOOK OUT WARNING" color
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"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to their goverments bidding. Simply tell them they are being attacked and chastise the left for being unpatriotic. It works the same in every country." - Herman Goering, Hitlers Reichmarshall at the Nuremberg trials.\nRight wing radio has been a real force for the White House in promoting the separation of Americans. The reason why is simple. If we dislike each other then there is no reason to talk to one another and share ideas. If the citizenry can be kept apart then the manufacture of consent can be accomplished easier. So we call each other names and label each other as Left/Right - Republicans/Democrats - Liberal/Conservative - Red State/ Blue State. All these phrases do nothing but to split AMERICANS apart.\nThe point of public relations slogans like "Support our troops" is that they don't mean anything... That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything. Its crucial value is that it diverts your attention from a question that does mean something: Do you support our policy? That's the one you're not allowed to talk about. As long as we keep forgeting that we are Americans and not the divisive phrases I listed above we will never learn about our right to open discussion and ideas. Like our founding fathers intended us to be.
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Excellent point.  It is probably because of hate of Republicans.
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It seems to allow madmen like neo-nazi's, commies and radical Islamists to Speak about bringing down the same government that protects the right.   It would allow Anti government (and anti citizen) newspapers and TV.   It would allow in a pure form hate speeches against anyone,  Women, Black, Jews, White, Asian anyone!
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How did the animal icons of the Republicans and Democrats originate? \nTony\nAuburn, Indiana \n \nDear Tony: \nWe've always thought it a little strange that our nation's most prominent political parties are represented by two less-than-majestic animals. There must be a good reason why the Republicans use a pachyderm and the Democrats use an ass so we set out to find it. \nWe started our search by typing "republican elephant" into the search field. Although we didn't receive any Yahoo! category matches, we did receive 4,710 relevant web pages. \n\nThe first search result took us to "Origin Of The Republican Elephant," a web page on the Republican National Committee web site. \n\nAccording to the site, the symbol of the party was born in the imagination of cartoonist Thomas Nast and first appeared in Harper's Weekly on November 7, 1874. The entire explanation is rather convoluted, but the whole story is outlined in the article. \n\nInterestingly, Nast is also the person credited with gaining wide-spread acceptance of the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic party, although he was not the first to use the symbol. \n\nThe Republican National Committee web site provided a stellar answer, so we decided to use its counterpart, The Democratic National Committee web site to find the origin of the donkey. When we arrived at the site, we immediately searched for "donkey" and were presented with a number of pages. We clicked on the first document listed, "The Democratic Donkey," and found some interesting history behind its use. \n\nWhen Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1828, his opponents tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist views and his slogan, "Let the people rule." Jackson turned it to his advantage by using the donkey on his campaign posters. \n\nIn 1837, the donkey was used in a political cartoon for the first time to represent the Democratic party, again in conjunction with Jackson. Jackson was retired, but still considered himself the party's leader. The cartoon, titled "A Modern Baalim and his Ass," showed Jackson trying to get the donkey to go where he wanted it to go. \n\nTwice in the early 1870s, Thomas Nast used the donkey to represent the Democrats. He first used the animal in an 1870 Harper's Weekly cartoon to represent the "Copperhead Press" kicking a dead lion. He later used the donkey to portray what he called "Caesarism" showing the alleged Democratic uneasiness over a possible third term for Ulysses S. Grant. This later cartoon also marked the first use of the Republican elephant. \nThe donkey and the elephant have become the accepted symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties, even though the Democrats have never officially adopted the donkey as a party symbol. The Republicans, however, have actually adopted the elephant as their official symbol. \nGod bless America.
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It actually came from an "incident" in New York and represented the Republican vote, not the party. The elephant got scared off by the donkey in the story. The elephant would come to be the party symbol.
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hmmm.....don't they have a choice of more then two parties in the u.s,that's called real democracy u know,it does not matter which of the two evils wins both apply the same form of politics.i would agree with you though that the republicans do stand for the rich. (money talks  in a capitalist world)
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It means you're an evil commie pinko\n\nGod bless America
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the first aspect of using red color in logo is for maximum visibility and improving brand recognition rates.\n\nThe red color the corporate determination to provide prompt yet differentiated customer services. The red color depicts an affluent and healthy lifestyle that embodies “quality of life.” \n\nit shows passion to deliver the promise.
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There is merit in your statements. Research into todays Neocons will reveal a lot of former Democrats. People like Wolfowitz and Kristol are more simpatico with Democrats then with traditional paleocon Republicans. Point of fact, Neocon Republicans today despise old style Republicans. Folks like Buchanan and Tancredo are anathema to Neocons. Rove and Tancredo within the last year actually had a shouting match at the White House. November 7th could portend a split within the Republican party.
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Prettier? Are you NUTS! Since when are American symbols judged on their "prettiness." I see why our country is going down the toilet! People are debating over how things look! How about what it stands for? It is a known symbol of racism and intolerance... really "pretty"! So, this DOES make you a REDNECK, ie, a hoosier with no sense of moral responsibility!
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First, I don't think all Liberals are "Commies."\n\nBecause Rush took drugs, is it fair to say that ALL conservatives are drug addicts?  Because ... well, there are so many things liberals and conservatives have done that could never label the WHOLE party/lib.con.agenda.\n\nSecondly, the fundamentals behind Marx's idea of Communism are actually inspiring, and were meant to make the people free and equal.  You should read them.  I know we've been practically bred to shudder at the word "communism," but if you really knew what it was all about, you wouldn't quake quite so much.\n\nIt hasn't worked yet, I'll agree with you on that.  Countries that have embraced communism have seen huge economic failure.  I think part of the reason is that they are not supported (for aforementioned fears) and also because the nature of "leaders" is so often corrupted.  Sad, but true.  When someone takes control of a country or takes office, the powers they wield make them do crazy things.
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Because it plays in simple minds...\n\nThe Republicans are masters of simple, black and white thought and correlative, rather than causative logic!. \n\nCommunists are evil... social programs are associated with communism... democrats support social programs... democrats must be communists... thus Democrats are evil!\n\nDemocrats are evil...Republicans don't like Democrats... Republicans are good! \n\nAlso, all you have to do to be a good Republican is SAY what you are for/against. You don't really ever have to do it (or not do it). It makes life MUCH easier. \n\n"We don't have to debate what we should think about homosexual behavior. It's written in the Bible!" - Ted Haggard\n(we know how that ended up!) \n\nRepublicans - For Fiscal Responsibilty! - 1% INCREASE in National Debt annually under Bush\n\nDemocrats - Evil Spenders! - 4% DECREASE in National Debt annually under Clinton\n\nEnough... I think I have made my point. \n\nGo Lemmings, Go!
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Still sounds like good enough reasons to be Republican in my book.\n\nEDIT:  They'll never get it.  Eye for an eye.  Don't pass children through the fires of Molech (hedonism).  Don't worry about it, they'll get it when a criminal has a gun to their head.
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The images were created by newspaper cartoonists.   The parties did not select these symbols for themselves.\n\nThe newspapers selected these images for their negative qualities.   The parties have adopted the images for their positive traits.\n\nSo you can see in this example that the Press has a real impact on the political parties.\n\nThe elephants come from US Grant's era and is related to a bunch of slow moving circus elephants that escaped.\n\nMore interesting is the origin of the Uncle Sam character.
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Neocons have done a number on the Republican party, especially with all their hate and dislike of anyone other than themselves! They are really Fascist and should start their own party, though I think Bush is a Fascist as well!