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Red is basically this bastardized color I think. I had this book about the history of Satan that was full of pictures it was a special national geographic issue. In the book they went over how the devil used to be commonly depicted as being blue (not just a blue angel like they like to make you believe) and then they mentioned Alexander. Now, Alexander commonly wore lots of red, I think back then when Alexander was alive Greece used the color red more frequently then blue like they are known for.
Anyway I digress I won’t go over what this has to do with Satan.
I think the perception of the color red, after spending lots of time looking at symbolism its used in and other factors. I have come to think the color is a little bastardized. I think it does have a negative common perception of it.
But anyway, for me my knowledge of red having deeper connotations then on surface level is a little complicated. For me I associate red with socialism, Marxism, and the left altogether. I think Marx made a really interesting point associating red with his theories and the left in general. It gives you the idea that the way red is commonly thought of and used is not at all like what it’s originally intended to mean. I think, generally you are left with the perception that red is negative but I think with what red has been made out to be, there is a fondness for how the color is perceived but yet not at all with how it was originally intended to represent, instead the bastardized Western version of it. I don’t know what to call the bastardized version of it, because the strain of thought proceeding it is real and it originates from somewhere. It’s basically like propaganda. The establishment, the powers that be, basically.
But think it basically originates from the idea that past civilizations and societies were inherently flawed due to not being in fact Christian.
