Progressivism is NOT just about economic rights.

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19. I think Human Rights is the Overriding Issue of the 21st Century

Human Rights and Human Dignity, and the right of Self-Determination need to be the bedrock foundation of the Democratic Party.

Technology, barring a world wide catastrophe, is poised to dramatically change the nature of work, income, and the ability to provide for oneself and family. Automation, and now rapidly increasing robotization is the driver of our economy.

Income will be essential for people to survive and prosper individually, and contribute to society.

We should be skeptical of compromising on Human Rights. Our self worth must not be seen as based upon economic worth or the 21th century will be a century of increased and unnecessary suffering

The Democratic Party compromised on Human Rights when it ignored and downgraded human rights in exchange for the votes of southern segregationists-the Dixiecrats.

To return to downgrading human rights makes us more like the modern Republican Party which endorses a philosophy of economic exploitation and denial of civil rights through voter suppression and barriers to full citizenship.

Compromise on human rights is not progress.