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In reply to the discussion: Progressivism is NOT just about economic rights. [View all]lies
(315 posts)We all have - to a greater or lesser degree - disagreements about what makes someone a progressive.
If you think someone is, by your standard, then you'll endorse them - if that's a thing people care about in your case...
If you don't, you won't.
Sanders is wildly more progressive from an economic perspective than MANY democrats who get endorsements from other democrats, even ones that claim to be 'progressive'.
I'd also remind you that a lot of the 'Bernie is responsible for Trump' rhetoric from some Democrats is predicated on the notion that 'progressive' is a bullshit term, and that - in at least one case - a term that is connected to racism and an attempt at 'purity'.
In other words, there's plenty of Dems who are opposed to the term, and people that label themselves that, and those people exist at all levels of the party, including leadership.