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DrFunkenstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 01:10 AM Original message |
Is "Progressive" Different Than "Liberal?" |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. Progressive I tend to think of as moving forward |
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LastKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. you got it partially right... |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
3. they're cowed by the conservative demonization of the word "liberal" |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 07:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
52. This is true |
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Some Moran (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
4. Classical progressivism... |
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Isome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
5. I didn't hear "progressive"... |
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RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
6. My take - the terms are not really interchangeable, though there is |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
31. You are right...... |
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Catholic Sensation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
7. This is what I think |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 02:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well you're hardly a progressive then |
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Catholic Sensation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 02:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Indians are not from India |
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sujan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. 'hindi' is a language |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Link on your "in Dios" story? |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 10:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
46. You ain't Progressive... |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 09:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
55. ignorant and wrong |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 09:25 AM Response to Reply #10 |
56. Absolutely beautiful! |
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Isome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 02:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Well now, that's interesting. |
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Catholic Sensation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 02:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. read my above post |
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whirlygigspin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 02:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. favorite definition |
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Isome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. When's the last time you asked a Native American... |
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economic justice (776 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
34. I agree about the language |
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Catholic Sensation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. no i dropped the term socialist |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:28 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. more on this subject |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 09:36 AM Response to Reply #19 |
57. Chomsky is an anarchist....... |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:19 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. he actually is |
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JackSwift (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 02:56 AM Response to Original message |
12. Progressives are the sort of people |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. The REAL definition of "progressivism" |
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economic justice (776 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
36. dymaxia nailed it |
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DrFunkenstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 08:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
40. That Was My Point - Not Fear Of Liberalism |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
42. Excellent answer! Thanks for shooting down the self-congratulatory |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
44. Hmm. I tell everyone that I'm a Socialist. |
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aeon flux (333 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
14. The difference |
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union_maid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
17. It used to be pretty clear |
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lcordero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
20. I prefer "Progressive" or "Leftist" |
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minto grubb (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
21. Liberals v. Progressives |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 03:50 AM Response to Original message |
23. "Liberal" has been alternative and balance to "conservative"... |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
24. yes, and here's how |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
25. Note the root word |
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economic justice (776 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 08:00 AM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Note the root word of conservative |
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CWebster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
26. Liberals adopt progressive issues |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
27. they are synonymous |
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CWebster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:19 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. they are not. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:22 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. according to every dictionary and thesaurus i have read they are |
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CWebster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. By that definition |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:44 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. yes: advanced, broad, broad-minded, progressive, radical, tolerant, wide |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 08:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Radical Isn't Pejorative |
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Isome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 02:12 AM Response to Reply #39 |
49. Thanks for clearing that up!! |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:43 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. doesn't matter |
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economic justice (776 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 07:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Political terms need to be placed in a historical context |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
41. Yep with some amendments |
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Northwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
43. The difference |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 10:14 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. troll, troll, troll your boat |
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Northwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 05:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. When you can't refute, say "troll." |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 05:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. When you can't argue coherently, insult. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 02:18 AM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Shrieking harpies? Poisonous agendas? Hypocritical to a fault? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 06:13 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. You Are Ripping These Words From Their Historical Moorings, |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
53. subtle differences, one example: |
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DrFunkenstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 08:23 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. But Progressives Want To Kick Out Conservative Dems |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 09:43 AM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I think it's you that rather argue! |
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DrFunkenstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:09 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. No I Don't |
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