{"id":143803,"date":"2022-09-08T14:36:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T09:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/?p=143803"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:22:24","slug":"the-political-concepts-of-left-and-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/the-political-concepts-of-left-and-right","title":{"rendered":"The Political Concepts of Left and Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

We cannot open a news aggregator and fail to see the concepts of The Left and The Right\u00a0<\/span>bandied about. We often locate our own position on the spectrum, not by looking at our inner values but on where we stand in relation to other people\u2019s views. The left-right continuum is a way of classifying people\u2019s positions on matters like social equality and social hierarchy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Origins of the terms<\/b><\/h1>\n

The terms Left and Right came into use during the French Revolution of 1789. The supporters of the French King sat to the right of the President of the National Assembly and the supporters of the Revolution sat to the left.\u00a0 The right is associated with conservatism, keeping things as they are, while the left wish to see reform and change. This distinction remains to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Commonly, the left-wing is differentiated by ideas such as freedom, equality, fraternity, rights, progress, reform and internationalism while the right-wing is portrayed by concepts such as authority, hierarchy, order, duty, tradition, reaction and nationalism.<\/span><\/p>\n

Left-Right labels<\/b><\/h1>\n

Some examples of Left-Right labelling are given below.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Terms often used to describe the Left<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Terms often used to describe the Right<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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  • anarchists<\/span><\/li>\n
  • communists<\/span><\/li>\n
  • democratic socialists<\/span><\/li>\n
  • left-libertarians<\/span><\/li>\n
  • movements for racial equality\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • progressives\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • social democrats<\/span><\/li>\n
  • social liberals<\/span><\/li>\n
  • socialists<\/span><\/li>\n
  • trade unionism<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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