English / proverb
Better Dead than Red
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A historic Cold War ideological slogan affirming that death is preferable to enduring communist subjugation or authoritarian control.
In context
01
Our history professor described how post-war elders fiercely defended individual liberty under the banner of 'better dead than red.'
02
Listening to the veteran's wartime memoirs gave students insight into why a whole generation proclaimed 'better dead than red.'
Synonyms
liberty or death,death before subjugation,prefer death to tyranny
Antonyms
better red than dead,peace at any price,ideological surrender
Collocations
Cold War slogan better dead than red,rally around better dead than red,belief that better dead than red