I think they might’ve been referring to the left-right political spectrum. I believe the terminology comes from the seating layout of their post-revolution government.
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swordfish@reddthat.com 4 weeks agoDemocracy? Explain please, i thought the concept was way older than France.
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Mubelotix@jlai.lu 4 weeks ago
In the first days, it wasn’t left against right but rather bottom vs top. People went on top if they agreed more with the people that lived in the mountains in ancient Greece, and called themselft mountainers. They were more radical and aspired to direct democracy. People at the bottom wanted a more monarchical/centralised governments. They ended up winning but we keep thinking about how great democracy could be if mountainers could emerge again
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I was not aware of that - I assumed the terminology arose purely from the 1789 French National Assembly’s seating arrangement and had no precedent. I’ll dig into Wikipedia in a bit.
I’m sure the day of the mountainers will come again - I just hope they grasp the opportunity when it happens.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 weeks ago
I’m just quoting Talladega Nights.