Just Me
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Fri Apr-29-05 06:50 PM
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Follow-up: What is your definition of "progressive" and of "liberal"? |
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Edited on Fri Apr-29-05 06:54 PM by Just Me
After defining a "progressive" and a "liberal", explain how would you propose they go about uniting to combat the right-wing corporocrat machine that is plowing over both?
Whoops! Meant to add that, this is intended to invite perspectives without evaluations of those perspectives.
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Fri Apr-29-05 06:56 PM
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1. Right now, I'd be willing to say that anyone opposing Bush, the |
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Edited on Fri Apr-29-05 07:01 PM by LdyGuique
NeoCon agenda, and the Christian RW, is a progressive because we are progressively gaining adherents who find Bush unfit for duty. Truthfully, the longer he stays in office with a dual Republican majority, the more his numbers will drop. I'm more afraid of an attempted "putsch" by the Administration and a full suspension of the Constitution -- which will bring Civil War.
Edited for: I didn't realize that WillPitt had a huge thread that ended up closed by the management on this topic. I will not respond further on this one if it decides to grow feet and trample.
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Fri Apr-29-05 10:06 PM
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2. Kick for discussion by the willing *LOL* |
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Fri Apr-29-05 10:09 PM
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3. I don't have any definitions -- esp. of progressive, a term I simply |
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consider a mealy-mouth capitulation to the demonization of the word liberal. And that won't help at all: as soon as it's taken hold, the right will demonize that too.
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Fri Apr-29-05 10:14 PM
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4. Okay. Define being liberal and how you propose uniting us. |
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To hell with the right.
Define what "liberal" is to you and propose a path to unity.
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Fri Apr-29-05 10:17 PM
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5. Here is my understanding. |
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Edited on Fri Apr-29-05 10:20 PM by K-W
Progressive - someone who believes in reforming society to produce a more ideal future.
Liberal - someone who subscribes to a specific set of opinions about society and government
Depending on thier evaluation of the current state of things a liberal can be progressive or not. If you think things are relatively fitting with liberal ideas, or that it is impossible to improve them, you arent a progressive. If you think there are significant changes that can be made to make the nation more liberal, you are a progressive liberal.
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