> The terms right-wing and left-wing come from the French Revolution, when the nobility, who sought to preserve the status quo, sat on the right side of the Nat

> The terms right-wing and left-wing come from the French Revolution, when the nobility, who sought to preserve the status quo, sat on the right side of the National Assembly, and the revolutionaries, who wanted democratic change, sat on the left. Those definitions began to fail us a decade ago, when a part of the right, in both Europe and North America, began advocating not caution and conservatism but the destruction of existing democratic institutions. That's because they weren't advocating caution and conservatism, they were advocating for the rich and powerful and concentrated wealth. Revolution became the only option because they refused to treat the rest of the population fairly and murdered and killed to maintain their position. As they are now. It's only confusing if you accept their framing. If you accept they are anti-war rather than pro-Russian invasion to give another example mentioned in the article. How confusing! Or how simple and obvious if you apply the slightest skepticism to what they claim.