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Unlocked: Myth of the Month 6: Political Left and Right

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Right Versus the Left, Right?

If we look at the origins of these parties, it really doesn't work. The democratic party traces its origins to jacksonian populism. And axon and his supporters can't really be classified as right or left. So in a way, you could see them as kind of opposites of these christian democrats. But if you try to fit them into a left right axis, they're, again, just somewhere in the middle,. so it's not enough just to say the centre is splitting the difference.

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