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I don't get it. If this is in reference to US Politics (it almost always is), the right is red.
If it's in reference to 20th century communists, fair play.
If it's in reference to British soldiers of the 18th and 19th centuries, again fair play.
Ambiguity is the nemesis of fun.
It is definitely a "1933-1945 Germany against Soviet Union" reference. There's also a German version: lieber tot als rot. The US/NATO version during the Cold war came later