Politics of language

In politics, left means liberal or progressive and right means conservative. However, in our everyday use, if you draw a line, left means backward while right means forward. Doesn’t this mean that liberal/progressive should be right and conservative should be left?

Professor | Writer | Teacher Digital Innovation, Design, Organizational Genetics Case Western Reserve University

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