As a generation who witnessed, read or listened to the right-left debates in universities and on the streets, especially in the 1970s, we still hear the words right-wing and left-wing many times today. So why does supporting a party or idea make us right or left?
No matter which geography, nation, society or state we examine today; classification such as right or left we can meet. While some ideas and preferences are defined as right; some concepts are defined as left.
Today; Although its borders may vary according to cultures and states, the concepts of right and left with the same outlineWe will tell you the historical story of If you are ready; keep your phones, we share with you the right and left concepts of politics with all the details.
Representatives sitting on the right and left in the French Assembly changed the fate of the world
While the French Revolution was taking place in France in 1789; There was a tough environment in the parliament as well, and there were fierce debates between the two groups, who had differences of opinion.
in the French Parliament “Right-wing” to those sitting on the right side of the presidential office and the idea they advocated was called the “right”. Same way “Leftists” to those sitting on the left side of the presidential office and the idea they advocated was called the “left”.
Right and Leftists of the French Parliament
the rightists of the French Revolution; hierarchy, tradition, devotion to the church, advocacy for church leadership, and social inequality defended such ideas and thoughts.
Leftists, as you might guess, class equality, freedom, church leadership only, social equality and secularism advocated such concepts. These two concepts, which originated 233 years ago, were born in this way during the French Revolution Period.
The spread of right and left outside of France to the world
Contrary to what was expected, the concepts of right and left, not immediately from France to England; exactly 120 years later passed. In other words, the concepts of right and left in the world’s political and political sense were used only in France for 120 years. After a 120-year hiatus, at the beginning of the 1900s (20th century), the concepts of right and left moved to England and spread all over the world from there.
It is impossible to accept the concepts of right-left, which both passed from France to England and spread all over the world, exactly as they were in France. Right and left concepts interpreted differently within certain limits in each country, society and culture.
General boundaries of right and left around the world
Although there are exceptions; right in ideas “religion, traditionalism, conservatism, liberalism, democratism and nationalismWhile there are concepts such as ”; on the basis of left ideas “human, equality, freedom, social justiceThere are concepts such as
Moreover; Although the left and nationalism seem to be distant concepts, there are many nationalist left-based parties in the world. Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, Bashar Assad, Dogu Perincek are just a few of the names we can count as nationalist leftists.
The superiority of the right in almost all religions and beliefs
When we say right and left, one of the first judgments that comes to our mind is undoubtedly the right; emphasis on religion and belief and secularism of the leftWe can clearly say. It is not known whether it is a twist of fate or something else that has not been named, but in almost all faiths and religions, the right is superior to the left.
for example What is written in the Quran in Islamaccording to;
- Hz. Abraham, his idols with his right hand washes.
- God, to Moses From the right side of Tur Mountain calls out.
- On the Day of Judgment, those who will be rewarded record of deeds on the right is given.
- Apart from these, we often handle things with our right hand. Left hand or foot as bad luck is characterized.
those in the bibleAccording to the;
- God, who was crucified Hz. Jesus as leader and savior at his right has raised.
- Hz. Jesus, to the apostles who were not successful in fishing; network, throw them on the right side of the boatThey say that they can fish this way.
Centre, centre-right, centre-left, far-right, extreme-left, left-of-center…
The concept of the center, as you might guess, fed from both the right and left and without sharp borders encompasses ideas.
Center right and center left are concepts that are not completely right or left, but are slightly closer to the right or left from the center. The extreme right and the extreme left are the extremes of the normal right and left concepts. The clearest example that can be given for the extreme right and the extreme left Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalinis .
Current political definition of some parties in our country
Centre: Young Party
Center Right: Democracy and Atılım Party, Democrat Party, IYI Party
Center Left: Republican People’s Party, Country Party
Right: Justice and Development Party*Future Party
Left: Peoples’ Democratic Party, Vatan Party
Extreme Right: Great Unity Party, Nationalist Movement Party, Felicity Party, Welfare Again Party
Extreme Left: Workers Party of Turkey
* It is also defined as the extreme right in some sources.
what about you for the concepts of right and left what do you think? In your opinion, no matter how much technology and the world develop; Will the right and the left continue to live, or will people put these concepts on the shelf after a while? You can send us your ideas and thoughts in the comments section.
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Note: Political concepts and names of parties alphabetically are listed.