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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)...and imprecise. And worse, they can change to mean the exact opposite of what they meant in the beginning, over time.
Example: When I was a teenager Stevie Wonder published the song- ''Baby, Everything's All Right, Uptight, Outta Sight!''
The descriptive word ''uptight'' at this point-in-time referred to something positive. It was ''up'' and ''tight'' rather than ''down'' and ''loose'' -- so obviously it was positive. Down is negative as is the term loose, as in a ''loose woman.''
Fast forward just a few years and that same word meant the exact opposite. As in: ''Damn man, you so uptight. Loosen up!''
And such is the case here. The word: ''Progressive'' meant something entirely different when it was first conceived and used as a descriptive word back in the late 1800's. As it does now.
For one thing, there'd be no acceptance of anything Wall Street had to say in the deliberative process of policy-making. That alone would have in the past, disqualified anyone from calling themselves a ''progressive.'' Not anymore apparently. Which is one of the primary reasons why I eschew all labels.
- So from my perspective, saying that Hillary is a progressive is uptight........
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