Maps of Europe.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Odin
Red usually symbolizes left-wing parties, blue usually symbolizes right-wing parties. The US parties went by this also untill 2000, when the colors were swiched, so now the Dems are blue and the Repubs are red.

afaik US parties never had official colors. The use of red for GOP and blue for dems was by one of the networks in the election night coverage, and has since become a cliche.

[Odin]

Originally posted by paiktis22


why are left parties associated with the color red? It must have something to do with the octobrian revolution?

probably, I would also guess that conservatives being blue comes from aristocrats calling themselves "blue-blooded.

[Winston]

"... comes from aristocrats calling themselves blue-blooded"

What nonsense.

Besides, at least here, the Conservative colour is green.

Blue is the colour of Liberalism, always has been. Check my avatar which is the symbol of my party, the Liberals.

... whose American sister party, ironically, is the Democratic Party

[Lawrence of Arabia]

that religion map is really have assesd.

[St Leo]

In Canada:
- Orange == Social Democrats
- Red == Liberals
- Blue == Conservatives, Quebeckers
- Green == Greens

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Locutus


Americans

But to answer your question, let me show you a few logos of social-democrat/socialist/other leftist European polital parties:

England:

Why the roses?

[Robert]

Originally posted by Kidicious


Why the roses?

Because at first sight it looks good, lovely and something that will only come with great pleasure!

But when you have it, deep thorns stick into your hand and the wounds stay for a long long time.

[Sir Og]

Religion is deffinately wrong. Southwestern Bulgaria is not Muslim.

[Sprayber]

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[Az]

There was a dictatorship in Austria in the 1950s? I never knew that!

[General Ludd]

[Winston]

Originally posted by Az
There was a dictatorship in Austria in the 1950s? I never knew that!

They were administered by the "Allies" until 1955 IIRC. Hence, they weren't a democracy.

[Az]

What sort of a regime was it? wierd.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Az
What sort of a regime was it? wierd.

wiki:

"In the same year, Austrian independence was restored, but under an Allied Commission, established by agreement of July 4, 1945. The country was then under official Allied occupation from May 9, 1945 to July 27, 1955, when the Austrian State Treaty was signed. Like Germany, Austria was divded in four zones, each of which was controlled by one of the four allied powers, with Vienna being also divided into four zones. Austria participated in the Western European "economic miracle", with the benefit of the Marshall Plan.

In April 1945, the Soviet government allowed the establishment of government including socialists, conservatives and communists, but led by the socialist elder statesman Karl Renner. This government was recognized by the by the western allies later that year. Even though under occupation, the Austrian government was officially permitted to conduct foreign relations with the approval of the four occupying governments under the agreement of June 28, 1946. As part of this trend, Austria was one of the founding members of the Danube Commission since August 18, 1948."

[Az]

Which 4 allied powers? I know US, SU, and Britain. Who else?