You wanna know some fucked up shit? The origins of “left wing” and “right wing” originated from the French Revolutionary era, where commoners (who opposed) sat on the left of the king, and aristocrats (who supported) sat on the right.
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During this same period of time, “sinister” was used to refer to the left hand, and “dexter” to the right (because the left hand was considered a malicious way to win duels, and left handed people were of the devil).
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I bet it was completely coincidental how those seating arrangements came to be.
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I’m sure it’s also completely coincidental that someone who can be absolutely trusted is your “right hand man.” This shit is part of our cultural legacy, and if you don’t know history, you don’t know how insidious it is.
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft
I see where you’re going, but the fact is that the left side of the French National Assembly (“the “Mountain”), had much of the power and drove most of the vision of the Revolution, so I think that’s coincidental to the other left=negative, right=positive, things of culture.
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En réponse à @fr_faulkner
Not really. Being a driving force behind a revolution means those benefiting from the status quo are not going to like what you have to say.
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft
All I’m saying is that right= dexter and left=sinister is WAY older, and there’s nothing to suggest that the NA were seated on the right or the left according to anyone other than themselves grouping together, nor that it was derogatory in that way.
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En réponse à @fr_faulkner
Except, you know, the entirety of recorded history where the Church discriminated *heavily* against left-handed people <checks notes> oh hey France was a religious state
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft
But as you pointed out, left side did not mean/get associated with anything politically “Left” until the Fr. Rev. So yes, the church was definitely on the side of throne-and-altar. Absolutely. And maybe right=good trickled in to -handiness, but the men 1789 CHOSE their seats.
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En réponse à @fr_faulkner
Nooooo, it was associated with evil waaaaaay before that (primarily driven by the Church). I’d highly recommend reading some history books.
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If you don’t think that the seating arrangement was deliberately settled beforehand, I have a bridge I’d like to sell you. Times change, human nature (and those with power) doesn’t.
Le chargement semble prendre du temps.
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