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In reply to the discussion: Why Hasn't The American Left Convinced More Americans To Vote For More Progressive Candidates? [View all]fujiyama
(15,185 posts)is that progressives are generally weak, against individual merit, and are not in favor of hard work.
That's impression from the conservatives I've worked with. Never mind that much of the ideology on the right rests on disproven beliefs than cutting spending (austerity!) during economic downturns actually works. And don't bother mentioning such lack of investment cuts off the necessary creativity and innovation needed for the nation to get ahead.
So basically it's just blind ideological worship - on everything - environment, spending, health care, etc.
Oh and they hate gays and are paranoid because they love their guns more than just about anything else. Oh and progressives don't believe in God and hate Christians, but love Islam.
So the 3-Gs. It may be cliche, but that's all it really boils down to.