You got it all wrong, it's their choice, too. That's the whole point, it's always their choice. It always has been. If you want to change that, you're privileged. Their privilege is the status quo, the default, their god given right. God gave you nothing.
What helped me as a kid is imagine to write. That's my left hand and than I know which is which without thinking too consciously (in case you're right handed, it's the other way around obviously).
But interesting that you know absolute directions easily. That's a cultural thing actually. I think Australian Aborigines will say things like "my western foot hurts" because it's more intuitive for them that way.
If I learned anything in geography class than that west is on the left
"Fun" fact about the quote (or poem) you refer to: It's by Martin Niemöller and meant in a self critical way. He was a conservative Christian and really couldn't bother about godless communists or Jews. Only when they came after him we woke up.
I don't know if everyone gets the reference: RollerCoaster Tycoon is in fact writing mostly in assembly to use the hardware more efficiently
It's the same in German: /mɛʁˈt͡seːdəs/
Despite what other commentators say who are evil and eager to spread lies about the German language
Time flies like an arrow
Fruit flies like a banana
The answer is always in the middle. Let's do a little basic needs but only for the rich and a little genocide but only in the middle east
The concept of limited sick days is still so wild for me ... if you're sick, you're sick.
But the driver is already at work
Boring