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Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy as a whole or certain social hierarchies.
A Esquerda francesa original é anticlero, opondo-se à influência da Igreja Católica e apoiando a separação Igreja-Estado. [ 8] As crenças religiosas também foram associadas a alguns movimentos de esquerda, como o movimento pelos direitos civis e o movimento anti- pena de morte.
O espectro político esquerda-direita é um conceito geral de enquadramento de ideologias e partidos. Esquerda e direita são muitas vezes apresentados como opostos, embora um indivíduo ou grupo em particular possa eventualmente assumir uma posição mais à esquerda numa matéria e uma postura de direita noutras.
Left-wing values include the belief in the power of human reason to achieve progress for the benefit of the human race, secularism, sovereignty exercised through the legislature, social justice and mistrust of strong personal political leadership.
The American Left can refer to multiple concepts. It is sometimes used as a shorthand for groups aligned with the Democratic Party. At other times, it refers to groups that have sought egalitarian changes in the economic, political, and cultural institutions of the United States.
Left-wing politics in the United States dates back to the French Revolution which gave rise to the terms Left and Right and which influenced American politics, with the Democratic-Republican Party representing the Left as opposed to the Federalist Party representing the Right.
The fundamental differences between left-wing and right-wing ideologies center around the the rights of individuals vs. the power of the government. Left-wing beliefs are liberal in that they believe society is best served with an expanded role for the government.
