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Left and right:

The propagandists deliberately created confusion in concepts.

History:


Initially, the "Left" - radicals:
The terms "right" and "left" first appeared in the French National Assembly since the Great French Revolution. In it arose three directions: to the right sat Feuillant - supporters of a constitutional monarchy; We sat in the center of the Girondins - moderate supporters of the republic; Left Jacobins sat, stood for a radical transformation.
Thus, initially the right to call those who wish to maintain the status quo (Conservative), and the left - those who favored a change (radical)
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Liberals, Democrats - the "left":
In the 19th century liberals stood for political freedoms and rights, a departure from tradition, seen as the left.
But then, with the development of socialist ideas, the Left became known primarily for their supporters, who sought social equality.
The left has traditionally favored the expansion of democracy and political freedoms.

However, the Communists believe that the dictatorship of the working class made it possible to expand democracy.
With their dialectic and confusion began. -
In the last years of the Soviet Union and the anti-communist liberals often called "left" and the orthodox communists - "right"

The traditional criteria for determining the "Left"
socialization of the public in nature the means of production;
operation of inadmissibility;
reduce or limit the power of state violence;
increase the level of equality and freedom of the individual in relation to the increase in the degree of social, political, religious, sexual, national equality, and so on.

Equality and dictatorship: