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In politics itself, as well as among citizens, heated debates often take place, and terms like “right” and “left” are frequently used. But where do these terms come from, and how are they correctly classified?

Both political ideologies can be traced back to the French Revolution of 1789 to 1799. There were two wings, as is still exemplified today in government buildings.

The left wing advocated for the equality of all citizens. This was to be achieved through social structures. “Social” in this context meant redistributing existing wealth to the poor through state power. In effect, private property was to be administered by the state, at the very least through tax laws. Accordingly, civil law gave way to the state’s monopoly on power, with the result that economic freedom was also to be regulated through state intervention.

The right wing, on the other hand, fought for genuine civil rights (the state not as a legal monopoly), inviolable property rights (tax exemption), and, above all, the free market economy.

As we see in today’s politics, there is effectively no party that advocates for the original right-wing principles. This is because none of these three core areas is applied worldwide today.

This leads to the realization that right-wing politics does not exist in any single party today. Certainly not far-right (radix = root) politics. It was already eradicated from society during the French Revolution through regicide, egalitarianism, democracy, socialism, mass looting, compulsory military service, and ideologically motivated wars.

In fact, therefore, all politics today is left-wing, even if it is labeled as right-wing. For every party pursues the left-wing goals of state intervention in the economy, the state’s violence-oriented monopoly on the use of force, and the socially oriented redistribution of wealth through questionable tax laws. The capitalist contradiction inherent in the fiat money system is particularly worth noting in this context.

A truly right-wing policy, therefore, would not be a policy at all and would have to be replaced by private-law societies or free orders to ensure an efficient and fair functioning society.