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by meason on May 7th, 2009

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How did the tags "Left" for more liberal/progressive ideologies (Democrats) and "Right" for more conservative (Republican) come about?

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  • by eternal0void on May 8th, 2009

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    It dates back to the French Revolution, when conservative supporters of the monarchy sat on the "right side" of the French Parliament, and more radical liberal populists sat on the "left side" of the French Parliament.

    Since the American Revolutionaries (the ones who eventually formed the U.S.A.) got a lot of support in their Revolution from the French, and since the French were engaged in a similar process, the terms crossed the Atlantic and they stuck to our political system as well.

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  • by chaines51 on July 14th, 2009

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    Haha. It was originally "wrong" and "right", but then we got politically correct :D

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