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Right-wing politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In politics, right-wing , political right , rightist and the Right are terms used to describe a number of positions and ideologies. They are most commonly used to refer to supp...
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Word Detective corroborates the idea that "left wing" and "right wing" date to the seating arrangements of the 1789 French National Assembly. The Mavens' Word of the Day also confirms the phrases' origin.
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Right wing ideologies tend to emphasize the values of order, patriotism, social cohesion, and a personal sense of duty that makes the individual citizen who “knows his place” responsive to discipline from his political and social superiors.
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I’ll cross-post health updates here, and overtly political posts here (it’s just that I’m not very focused on or interested in politics right now), but will use my other blog as my primary platform. At this stage in my life, I am focused more on Christ than Obama, and that’s not likely to change.
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“The way we set up the system right now, primary care physicians don’t have time to spend an hour with you, see how you respond, if they wanted to adjust your medication,” Fisher said. “So, the easiest thing for everybody up the stream is to admit you to the hospital.
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The expressions left wing and right wing come from the British Parliament in the 1700's, when the Liberal (progressive) party sat on the left and the Tory (conservative) party sat on the right.
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