The terms redpill and its opposite, bluepill, are pop culture terms that have become a common symbol for the choice between the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue) and embracing the sometimes painful truth of reality (red). The terms were popularized in science fiction culture via the 1999 film The Matrix. (souce wikipedia) )   Also oddly similar to my perspective on the red and blue usage in describing the Conservatives and the Liberals as they stereotypically manifest themselves today.