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2016 Postmortem

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Hortensis

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23. More, Mmonk. Progressivism is believing we should ACT
Wed May 11, 2016, 02:54 PM
May 2016

to make progress, improvement, reform happen.

Progressive churches don't wait for the next world; they work on this one.

Progressive governments tackle problems too large for private enterprise or individuals to fix.

Progressivism is HUGE; it is found at all levels of society and was at one time very much alive to varying degrees in almost all its political ideologies. That's why the very wealthy anti-regulation and anti-tax advocates have invested billions over 30 years trying to convince Americans that "big" government is bad. "Big" oppressive government is how its enemies redefined "progressive" government in order to bring it down.

Progressive. [View all] mmonk May 2016 OP
Yes she is. nt onehandle May 2016 #1
fantasy: something that is produced by the imagination : an idea about doing something that is Kip Humphrey May 2016 #2
Privileged: having special rights, advantages, or immunities ex. the "privileged" think they uponit7771 May 2016 #6
I don't care who you are hootinholler May 2016 #15
Correct: free from error; in accordance with fact or truth uponit7771 May 2016 #5
Incrementalism: whatchamacallit May 2016 #3
That's a good dictionary you are working with. mmonk May 2016 #21
... is not voting for the CFMA and gun corp immunity uponit7771 May 2016 #4
Sure Doctor_J May 2016 #9
Or defining what progressive is to other progressives instead of accepting the degrees of ... uponit7771 May 2016 #20
A wise man once noted "you will not get what you want." NurseJackie May 2016 #7
Was/is the TPP a compromise? Broward May 2016 #8
Hard to know, because it's a secret, but the secrecy would indicate lagomorph777 May 2016 #22
Then the Three-Fifths Compromise was sufficient. mmonk May 2016 #26
. mmonk May 2016 #10
THIS jwirr May 2016 #17
Justice. mmonk May 2016 #11
Neo-progressivism -- Progressivism for rich donors. hellofromreddit May 2016 #12
. mmonk May 2016 #13
^^^THIS^^^ jwirr May 2016 #18
I'll check back soon to look at people's replies and perspectives on the elections. mmonk May 2016 #14
That's vague, but on the money. Orsino May 2016 #16
It was basically a dictionary description I gave. mmonk May 2016 #19
More, Mmonk. Progressivism is believing we should ACT Hortensis May 2016 #23
Yes mmonk May 2016 #24
Lol. I'm a fast keyboarder, can't resist Hortensis May 2016 #25
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