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"Sinister" and "gauche": why "left" is sometimes considered negative.

Both are words meaning "left" to became insults. But the logic is a bit more complicated than just "righties rule, lefties drool"

#etymology #linguistics #left #sinister #gauche

Historian #Simon #Schama:

#British #Jews feel unsafe & history shows #Gaza isn’t a genocide.

"The language of genocide is being misapplied to Gaza &
that #historical #ignorance, social media & political #polarisation are fuelling a new strain of #antisemitism
on #both #left & #right.'

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#left #socialists on bluesky won't get this.

You are all useful idiots. Ask average Palestinian in Gaza or West Bank if they care about Irish freedom. You will get your answer. #left #communists #greens #socialists #DemocraticSocialists #islam #palestine #jihad meanwhile Hamas and their ideas 👇

Might makes "right": how a strong hand turned "morally good" into "not left".

This week I'm exploring the moral implications of the words "left" and "right", starting with why "right" is even called that.

#etymology #linguistics #right #left #language

Leftists, DSA and Islamists who keep crying keep money out of politics meanwhile the reality 👇 better keep these Nazis out in the midterms. @oreo59.bsky.social supporters of Oct 7th pogrom against jews 👇 #left #greens #islam #communists #socialists #palestine #jihad #DemocraticSocialists #marxists

How the left betrayed the spirit of Cable Street.

If the Battle of Cable Street happened today,

the #left would be marching with the #fascists against the

#Jews.

There is no left or right. There is only freedom and enslavement. Seeing the whole game clearly, rather than picking a team, is where it starts.
#America2026 #Right #Left #Liberal #Conservative

‘Part of the fascist playbook’: Ilhan Omar condemns Trump DHS raid on her home

https://therealnews.com/fascist-playbook-ilhan-omar-trump-dhs-raid

#news #left #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

#Brazil #criticism #critics #demonstration #false information #fund #government #Import #Lee #Lee Jae Myung #Left-Wing #Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva #misinformation #President
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Maydays by David Edgar, reworked as 5 x 45min radio plays. #BBCRadio4 #BBCSounds Was it that long in 1983 at the Barbican? *goes a bit misty-eyed*
#Left #Right #FullCircle
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