If white elephant shirts == political statement, then:
Black shirts == Fascism (Mussolini's Fascists were known as the
Black Shirts).
Red shirts == Communism (red is the colour of Communism)
Brown shirts == Nazism (Nazi Stormtroopers are also known as Brown
Shirts)
I know what I'm saying smacks of stupidity, but hey, I didn't start
it. 
