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TIL that the terms Left and Right wing politics came from the French revolution
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Cpt. Charisma 1y ago

I always heard it came from the Roman senate. People with one set of views were on the left side of the room and the others were on the right.

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Sourcenode 1y ago

Interesting. Do you know what characteristics might have been associated with each side?

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Cpt. Charisma 1y ago

I think it was people who liked the status quo vs people who wanted to change things. It's been a long time since I studied history.