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Progressives, another name for Leftists

Progressives have it backwards

What is it about "Progressive" that makes it impossible for them to say what they really mean. When I think of the word progressive I look to the root of the word and see progress. One would think that a person who is progressive would be thinking in terms of progress. But what is progress in the deeds and desires of progressives.

To progressives all people need to be separated into sub groups. The Hispanics, the Blacks, the Gays etc. How is that progress? Progressives want to turn this country back policies that have failed the world over. Is there a true communist country anymore that is leading the world? China has made great strides since it has begun the process of stepping towards free enterprize. Progressives want bigger government to provide more people with stuff. They want to make the American dream a dream of dependency rather then hard work. Progressives want to weaken our country's defenses so that attacks such as Libya and Turkey are common. They want to apologize for imagined slights we have committed to other nations. Ultimately they want to see our country as no better then any other. Is that progress? What has happened to make people believe that becoming wealthy is bad? What has happened to make people believe that the only way they can make something of themselves is through aid by the government? A person who is a true progressive thinker would look for ways to get the government out of their way so they and their children could grow and become successful. Today's progressives just have their hands out and their heads down looking for the BIG government to lead them from one failed policy to the next.

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