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agent46

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39. I see what you're doing there

Mon May 4, 2015, 04:44 PM

May 2015

Do people who know you actually let you get away with this type of weasly wordplay? You're simply redefining the word "progressive" for your limited purposes, while pushing actual progressive ideas and ideals into an "extreme left wing" no man's land. Well done.

Or maybe you're just kidding yourself.

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When did being progressive equate to being unelectable? [View all] AZ Progressive May 2015 OP

The American people tend to be Liberal/Progressive on issues; it's the labels that confuse them! LongTomH May 2015 #1

Exactly. It's a deliberately spread meme. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #5

Clinton is a progressive and has been elected. NCTraveler May 2015 #2

You mean Bill Clinton with NAFTA, DOMA, welfare reform, and repealing Glass Steagall? AZ Progressive May 2015 #6

Yes, Clinton and Obama did all of that on their own. NCTraveler May 2015 #10

They have the power to veto and not support legislation, don't absolve them of their responsibility AZ Progressive May 2015 #13

I don't absolve them of their responsibility. NCTraveler May 2015 #17

Oh BTW, Hillary is a wife of the Champion of the DLC, which is NOT progressive AZ Progressive May 2015 #15

Not selling you anything. NCTraveler May 2015 #18

Yep, having Goldman Sachs executives as your Treasury Secretary, staff, and consultants is really progressive... AZ Progressive May 2015 #20

I am a progressive on this forum. NCTraveler May 2015 #22

I see what you're doing there agent46 May 2015 #39

Thank you dreamnightwind May 2015 #68

It never did. I'm not sure what you're talking about. MineralMan May 2015 #3

Where are you getting your information from? giftedgirl77 May 2015 #4

Are you referring to Bernie? nt okaawhatever May 2015 #7

It's always been said by the far Right. It started to be a claim when the DLC began its takeover sabrina 1 May 2015 #8

The Third Way people are traitors as far as I'm concerned AZ Progressive May 2015 #12

WILL the TWAIN never meet? zappaman May 2015 #16

... greatauntoftriplets May 2015 #51

Given how poorly you utilize that Label-Maker ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #53

"Progressive" is a bad word with negative connotations... kentuck May 2015 #9

And it has a very elusive definition BrotherIvan May 2015 #25

Yes dreamnightwind May 2015 #69

"Liberal"is much clearer than "progressive"? HereSince1628 May 2015 #72

Correct Enthusiast May 2015 #34

1972. If you want a date. Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #11

Yep us tax and spend liberals. But hey we like all those programs you gave us. jwirr May 2015 #21

'68 debacle was followed by the rise of primaries. ieoeja May 2015 #31

You beat me to it. n/t Ms. Toad May 2015 #67

About the time the Turd Way took over the party Doctor_J May 2015 #14

It appeared to be a coordinated effort, in my opinion. Enthusiast May 2015 #35

Kennedy and FDR were both liberals. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #19

Has this claim been made on DU? Orrex May 2015 #23

The clear statement is that Sanders can't win because of his liberal/progressive platform BrotherIvan May 2015 #26

Well... Orrex May 2015 #30

So you're saying that rebranded neoliberalism is what will get people flocking to the polls? BrotherIvan May 2015 #37

Show me where I said that. Otherwise, you should retract your dishonest misquote Orrex May 2015 #60

Quotation marks designate a quote. A question mark is the punctuation used for a question. BrotherIvan May 2015 #63

For future reference, you were attempting the strawman fallacy Orrex May 2015 #65

I'm fair game? BrotherIvan May 2015 #66

For future reference, you were attempting the strawman fallacy Orrex May 2015 #70

Your definitions are exclusive to yourself BrotherIvan May 2015 #75

Nice! Enthusiast May 2015 #36

So far all of the declared candidates on the Democratic side are progressives. onehandle May 2015 #24

Which of those two called himself a socialist? brooklynite May 2015 #27

^^^ THIS! ^^^ SoapBox May 2015 #33

I would like to hear your argument against my post #26 upthread BrotherIvan May 2015 #38

You call out Virginia as an example... brooklynite May 2015 #41

By forgetting about the areas you complain about. jeff47 May 2015 #44

Exactly so BrotherIvan May 2015 #58

So what about the other states mentioned BrotherIvan May 2015 #45

I'm saying money is an essential component of a national campaign brooklynite May 2015 #46

So we're pivoting away from the electoral map and talking about money? BrotherIvan May 2015 #62

What you think of Sanders chances BainsBane May 2015 #54

Not separate at all BrotherIvan May 2015 #57

It does not, there is a TINY group here that cries foul when it rains! Rex May 2015 #28

ever since corporations figured out how to corrupt the political process. unblock May 2015 #29

So what were the Palmer Raids BainsBane May 2015 #52

it's not only a recent problem. there's an ebb and flow to it. unblock May 2015 #55

Eugene V. Debs BainsBane May 2015 #59

great post! unblock May 2015 #71

When did it happen? SoapBox May 2015 #32

They've been smearing us since Vietnam. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #40

1980s onwards, roughly. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #42

Somewhere between 1964 and 1968 theboss May 2015 #43

It doesn't. AzDar May 2015 #47

Since 24/7/365 TV news Populist_Prole May 2015 #48

What made the three you name 'progressives?' wyldwolf May 2015 #49

Are you talking about Sanders? BainsBane May 2015 #50

After Dukakis was defeated, Democrats stopped supporting progressive ideals on a national scale. Major Hogwash May 2015 #56

I think people never got over Reagan. nt Bonobo May 2015 #61

It is called, "Stockholm Syndrome" AgingAmerican May 2015 #64

Mid 80's. mmonk May 2015 #73

I think it was Carter? Jesus Malverde May 2015 #74

Oh, the 70s or early 80s or so Recursion May 2015 #76