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Nascent Drama

In arguments, things can be black-and-white, meaning that the issue at hand is dichotomized (having two clear, opposing sides with no middle ground).
 
In ancient China, black was the symbol of North and Water, one of the main five colors.
 
The List of black flags, although not exclusively political, gives many political meanings.
 
Black is used for anarchist symbolism, sometimes split in diagonal with other colors to show alignment with another political philosophy.
 
The plain black flag is explained in various ways, sometimes as an anti-flag or a non-flag.
 
Wearing black clothing is also sometimes an anarchist tactic during demonstrations, with a practical benefit of not attracting attention and making later identification of a subject difficult.
 
This strategy is referred to as a black bloc.
 
In Portuguese politics, black (and red) is the party color of the Left Bloc.
 
The blackshirts were Italian Fascist militias.
 
The black triangle was used by the Nazis to designate "asocial" people (homeless and Roma, for example); later the symbol was adopted by lesbian culture.
 
Johnny Cash was commonly referred to as "The Man in Black" due to his preference for black clothing. His song "Man in Black" presents it as a show of solidarity with the outcasts of society.
 
"Black Hole Sun" is an award-winning (1995 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance) song by the Seattle band Soundgarden from their albums Superunknown (1994) and A-Sides (1997).
 
Black metal is a style of music including bands such as Darkthrone and Mayhem.
 
The folk song "Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)".
 
The band AC/DC sang "Back in Black", a song about being successful and ambitious once again.
 
Amy Winehouse's Grammy Award winning song and album Back to Black
 
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