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Originally Posted by John Connor
No. This forum has always been right/libertarian. If it had been left leaning there's no way I'd have been here for so long.
Oh, and no libertarian has ever been leftist. It's just not possible, since libertarianism is just about the most right wing stance possible.
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That's hardly correct, and certainly not true in the context of European tradition (The Americans may see things differently)
The terms 'left' and 'right' originated in the seating plan of the French Assemblee Nationale. Democrats, liberals and revolutionaries sat on the left while 'ultras' and more moderate defenders of traditional privileges sat to the right of the president.
Any 'libertarians' - and I suppose one might American-inspired men such as Lafayette in that camp - would surely have sat on the left.