Does anyone else find it perplexing that Blue = Democrat / liberal and Red = Republican / Conservative?
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Does anyone else find it perplexing that Blue = Democrat / liberal and Red = Republican / Conservative?
I’m well used to it now, and there's certainly no going back but… when I was growing up Red = Communist which is on the left side of the political spectrum and I always associated Blue with “Blue Bloods” or the aristocracy, which tend towards conservative or right of the political spectrum.
So when I first encountered Red States & Blue States, about 15 - 20 years ago, I always got it wrong.
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Sam Whitedreplied to Scott Wright 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on last edited by [email protected]
@jswright61 IIRC it was a mistake on a political map in 2004 or so and they've stuck with it ever since. I don't remember it being a thing growing up anyways, but maybe I just wasn't politically aware enough.
*edit:* it was 2000, according to the internet
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