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There is the
red-n’-black flag,
with or without the A; and
the black one.
I’m guessing, of course, but couldn’t these different
flags reflect different trends within the anarchic
movements, being the red and black used by currents
related with the anarcho-syndicalism and the black one
used by the others?
Jorge Candeias, 17 Aug 1999
The black/red is used by anarcho-syndicalists
but the black one (with or
without circle-A) seems to
be used by all other anarchists (and sometimes
by the anarcho-syndicalists too).
Marcus Wendel, 17 Aug 1999
In addition to any other flags, a number of anarchists around
the world may fly their national flags upside down as a symbol of
distress (much like the mourning theme
in the black flag) and a simultaneous
denial of state authority.
Matthias Speer, 05 Feb 2003
Apart from the circle-A, another