I use the terms myself but I'm not sure that Left and Right are useful any longer. Their meaning seems to depend on who is using them and often they are used simply as an insult by one side against the other. I'm probably guilty of that myself.
As an aside can I suggest a book by Alexei Sayle called "Stalin Ate my Homework". He describes his childhood growing up in Liverpool with very left wing parents. It sounds very much like Meghan's experience. It's a funny book and interesting.
That book sounds great. I just read Ronald Radosh's "Commies" about his experience growing up in these circles. If you like books where people are exploring the political circles they grew up in, you might like it.
I use the terms myself but I'm not sure that Left and Right are useful any longer. Their meaning seems to depend on who is using them and often they are used simply as an insult by one side against the other. I'm probably guilty of that myself.
As an aside can I suggest a book by Alexei Sayle called "Stalin Ate my Homework". He describes his childhood growing up in Liverpool with very left wing parents. It sounds very much like Meghan's experience. It's a funny book and interesting.
Excellent article, thank you.
That book sounds great. I just read Ronald Radosh's "Commies" about his experience growing up in these circles. If you like books where people are exploring the political circles they grew up in, you might like it.