THE MANY COLORS OF WAR The influence of

THE MANY COLORS OF WAR The influence of life, religion, history and even color on wars past and present.

“ 1"WHEN YOU GO OUT TO BATTLE AGAINST YOUR ENEMIES AND SEE HORSES AND CHARIOTS AND PEOPLE MORE NUMEROUS THAN YOU, DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM; FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD, WHO BROUGHT YOU UP FROM THE LAND OF EGYPT, IS WITH YOU. Hebrew Bible Deuteronomy 20: 1 The use of colors, uniforms, makeup and ‘War Outfits” have been utilized since the beginning of man to strike fear into enemies and bring comfort to allies. ”

“ TODAY, NO SINGLE THEORY ON THE CAUSE OF WAR IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT USING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES TO PREVENT WAR. MUCH HAS BEEN DONE ON TECHNIQUES—SUCH AS INTERCULTURAL STUDENT EXCHANGE, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION EFFORTS, AND ARMAMENT REDUCTION—FOR REDUCING WAR’S LIKELIHOOD. BUT THERE APPEARS TO BE A GREAT RELUCTANCE TO DEAL WITH GENERAL THEORIES ABOUT THE CAUSE OF WAR—OR EVEN TO ADMIT SUCH THEORIES ARE NECESSARY. Why We Love War And what we can do to prevent it anyway , By Lawrence Le. Shan, Adapted from The Psychology of War: Comprehending its Mystique and Madness January / February 200 All war has a root cause but is it possible we feed these causes even today with things as simple as your favorite college team…. blue or red!!!!! ”

A simple football game yet even Wikipedia acknowledges it as a holy war THE HOLY WAR IS AN AMERICAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRY GAME PLAYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH UTES AND BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY COUGARS. THE GAME IS PART OF THE LARGER UTAH–BYU RIVALRY. HTTPS: //EN. WIKIPEDIA. ORG/WIKI/HOLY_WAR_(UTAH_VS. _BYU)

RED BLUE For the ancient Romans, a red flag was a signal for battle. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore blue for protection against evil. The ancient Egyptians considered themselves a red race and painted their bodies with red dye for emphasis. Today, police and other public servants wear blue. “Blue laws” are used to enforce moral standards. Crips wore blue The “Redshirts” were the soldiers of the Italian leader Garibaldi, who unified modern Italy in the nineteenth century. The Bloods wore head-to-toe red RED OR BLUE…DOES IT MATTER

The Redcoats YES IT IS THAT SILLY The Bluecoats

According to the color theory, writers and poets use Blue to depict trust, loyalty, wisdom, faith, confidence, truth and heaven. red is a very dominant color which can have an exciting and stimulating effect. Based on circumstances, Gothic writers use it for drawing both positive and negative emotions. These include, typically, passion and warmth and aggression or intensity. DO COLORS REALLY DRIVE EMOTION

COLORS In 1988 a film called “Colors” stirred controversy and even incited gang violence as each gang faction looked to monopolize on fear and notoriety the movie gave them. In the end neither side wins and the cycle of hate and violence continues.

QUESTIONS MICHAELA DELOBEL Humanities CE