Left-wing politics वामपंथी राजनीति

Left-wing politics वामपंथी राजनीति

वामपंथी राजनीति, बाएँ की राजनीति या बाईं-तरफ़ा राजनीति राजनीति में उस पक्ष या विचारधारा को कहते हैं जो समाज को बदलकर उसमें अधिक बराबारी लाना चाहते हैं। इस विचारधारा में समाज के उन लोगों के लिए सहानुभूति जतलाई जाती है जो किसी भी कारण से अन्य लोगों की तुलना में पिछड़ गए हों या शक्तिहीन हों। राजनीति के सन्दर्भ में 'बाएँ' और 'दाएँ' शब्दों का प्रयोग फ़्रान्सीसी क्रान्ति के दौरान शुरू हुआ। फ़्रांस में क्रान्ति से पूर्व की एस्तात झ़ेनेराल (Estates General) नामक संसद में सम्राट को हटाकर गणतंत्र लाना चाहने वाले और धर्मनिरपेक्षता चाहने वाले अक्सर बाई तरफ़ बैठते थे। आधुनिक काल में समाजवाद (सोशलिज़म) और साम्यवाद (कोम्युनिज़म) से सम्बंधित विचारधाराओं को बाईं राजनीति में डाला जाता है।




Left-wing politics

In left-right politics, left-wing politics are political positions or activities that accept or support social equality, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality. It typically involves a concern for those in society who are perceived as disadvantaged relative to others and an assumption that there are unjustified inequalities that need to be reduced or abolished.

The political terms Left and Right were coined during the French Revolution (1789–1799), referring to the seating arrangement in the Estates General: those who sat on the left generally opposed the monarchy and supported the revolution, including the creation of a republic and secularization,while those on the right were supportive of the traditional institutions of the Old Regime. Use of the term "Left" became more prominent after the restoration of the French monarchy in 1815 when it was applied to the "Independents".

The term was later applied to a number of movements, especially republicanism during the French Revolution, socialism,
communism, and anarchism. Beginning in the last half of the Twentieth Century, the phrase left-wing has been used to describe an ever widening family of movements, including the civil rights movement, anti-war movements, and environmental movements,[ and finally being extended to entire parties, including the Democratic Party in the United States and the Labour Party in the United Kingdom.In two party systems, the terms "left" and "right" are now sometimes used as labels for the two parties, with one party designated as the "left" and the other "right", even when neither party is "left-wing" in the original sense of being opposed to the ruling class.