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Did that propagate to other countries afterwards then? For example left and right in the UK have the same meaning as I understand them to have in the US althoug
by sleepychu 5y ago
Did that propagate to other countries afterwards then? For example left and right in the UK have the same meaning as I understand them to have in the US although of course in the US all parties are right of what the UK would call centre.
- gumby 5y agoYes, although as far as I know the terms weren’t popular until communism started to emerge in late 19 th century Europe
- johannes1234321 5y agoLooking at parliament's the left-right thing the French created spread. Not to the UK however. In the British Parliament seating is based on governing party (right side of the Speaker (Commons) or right side of the Throne (House of Lords) and the opposition on the other side) However for example in Germany there was a relatively big debate earlier in this legislative period, when the liberal party (FDP) wanted to move to the center, switching seats with the conservatives (CDU/CSU) to move away from the far right party (AfD) The "traditional" left-right spectrum was a key argument in the debate.