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Thanks for posting the background. I'm just so tired that facts don't matter these days, I don't even proof my point anymore.
In the 80s/90s, hardcore Street-Nazis wore "Springerstiefel", the german standard army boots. But you know who also loved these kinds of shoes, because they match perfectly with Nazi ass? Punks. I mean 80s Punks. Not 21century Punks...And they sported the red shoelaces, because Nazsi were actually wearing white shoelaces. It mixes with the whole football/hooligan subculture, but it gets a bit fuzzy from there.
I guess it's regional. When I was in highschool red laces meant they had or were willing to shed blood for their cause. Yellow laces indicated anti-racism. I actually just put yellow laces on my boots a few days ago for just that reason, not that anyone these days will know what it means.
I've got purple laces π
For gay pride?
Ye
Represent!