Why do people talk about the "radical right"?

[conuly]

Whatever happened to the word "reactionary"? Is there a difference that I'm not seeing?

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[snale.livejournal.com]

:) That was really just a lame joke in reference to your comment about the "sinister" nature of the left. My 10th grade Latin master always made a big deal about left-handed students having a sinister nature. She thought she was hysterical.

Thanks for the tid-bit about the "right" terminology originating in France. That's really interesting!

[conuly]

Latin teachers always make the same jokes.