What is better dead than red?

"Better dead than red" is a saying often used during the Cold War era, particularly in the United States, to express a preference for death rather than living under communist rule (represented by the color red, which is associated with communism). The phrase originated in the anti-communist sentiment of the time and was used to emphasize the belief that the dangers of communism outweighed the value of life itself. It has since become a slogan associated with anti-communist and anti-socialist ideology.