Left-wing politics refers to several political ideologies extending from Marxism-Leninism to social democracy. This comparison warrants analysis as comparing these two ideologies presents multiple contradictions. The methodology is derived from the time of the French revolution of 1789, wherein the newly formed National Constituent Assembly had overtime been divided from left to right. With the persons in opposition to the monarchy sitting to the left, whilst the inverse sitting on the right. This evolved with the establishment and replacement of the National Assembly with the Legislative assembly in 1791, with new members and principles however the fundamental seating of ideological motives was maintained with the so called "innovators" on the left, the "moderates" in the middle, and the "conservatives" on the right. In essence, the political distinctions can be summarised in whether something is "progressive", or "regressive" with the supposed centre being the supporters of the status quo.