mercredi, février 16, 2005
oh, it's about the king
I always have a hard time remembering what the terms "Right" and "Left" mean when referring to politics. Today when doing some preparing for my history midterm on Friday, I learned something about those terms:
The use of the terms Right and Left to designate opposing political beliefs dates back to the parliament of the French Revolution of 1789. Supporters of the king and of the existing society happened to sit on the right side of the hall, supporters of the revolution and of change on the left. Ever since, opponents of change - conservatives - have been described as the Right, and proponents of change - from progressives to radicals - have been the Left.
Who knew? | ¶ 5:59 p.m.
The use of the terms Right and Left to designate opposing political beliefs dates back to the parliament of the French Revolution of 1789. Supporters of the king and of the existing society happened to sit on the right side of the hall, supporters of the revolution and of change on the left. Ever since, opponents of change - conservatives - have been described as the Right, and proponents of change - from progressives to radicals - have been the Left.
Who knew? | ¶ 5:59 p.m.
