2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Of the remaining 22 contests in the Primary . . . [View all]JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)Is making the act of flag burning a felony progressive?
Is dismissing free speech advocates by saying "the usual people are going to complain about the 1st amendment" in response to talk about legislating strong encryption progressive?
Is an interventionist foreign policy progressive?
Is free trade progressive? What about allowing enough wiggle room with claimed opposition to the TPP to allow you to support it in the end (as the business community expects her to) after the primary (that would be what we call lying) ? Is that progressive?
Is it progressive to state that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman? Is it progressive to advocate for Mother/Father on State documents rather than Parent 1/2 or Guardian 1/2 ?
Is receiving huge contributions from the industries you will be regulating progressive?
Is siding with your corporate donors in the credit industry progressive when your actions hurt single mothers progressive?
Is receiving money from lobbyists of the private prison industry progressive?
Is it progressive to want those who possess marijuana (which has no known negative health effects) to be put in prison, even when their state deems it legal? What about when your private prison industry lobbyists stand to gain from a higher incarceration rate?
Is it progressive to vote for the PATRIOT act, repeatedly?
Is it progressive to vote against banning the use of cluster bombs which maim and kill innocent children?
Is it progressive to say that a single payer health care system will never ever happen, even though that or something like it (public option) is the only way to get to universal healthcare?
The Democratic party is not progressive. Her being a mainstream Democrat doesn't make her progressive.