Episode #050 ... Are You Left Or Right?
Philosophize This!
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The National Assembly and the War of Ideas
In 17 89, there was a war of ideas in the French national assembly. The people that supported the revolution sat on the left hand side of the president. Those who were loyal to religion and the king took up positions to the right of the chair. This is where the terms right wing and left wing came from. And why would we ever sit around idly when a better system could exist out there, just waiting to be scooped up? One that reaches our economic goals better than the old system does.
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