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I'd like to know why you became a Progressive and a little bit about how you got there.
So; I devised a short questionnaire for Progressive Members to share their journey to Progressivism:
(1)What was the primary venue of your progressive indoctrination? (college? your community? internet? etc)
(2)Who was your primary mentor that brought you to progressivism? (college professor? author? friend? etc)
(3)Who do you consider to be the current most influential progressive?
(4)What nation do you consider to be the most successful example of the Progressive ideology?
(5)What aspect of Progressivism do you believe bothers its detractors the most?
(6)What historical figure do you consider most responsible for modern Progressivism?
(7)And finally; does anyone come to mind who you believe would be a good spokesperson for Progressivism and possibly even a POTUS candidate in 2020?
I thank you for your participation; Empi~
(5)What aspect of Progressivism do you believe bothers its detractors the most?
Start your own thread.I'd like to know why you became a Regressive and a little bit about how you got there.
So; I devised a short questionnaire for Regressive Members to share their journey to Regressivism:
(1)What was the primary venue of your regressive indoctrination? (college? your community? internet? etc)
(2)Who was your primary mentor that brought you to regressivism? (college professor? author? friend? etc)
(3)Who do you consider to be the current most influential Regressive?
(4)What nation do you consider to be the most successful example of the Regressive ideology?
(5)What aspect of Regressivism do you believe bothers its detractors the most?
(6)What historical figure do you consider most responsible for modern Regressivism?
(7)And finally; does anyone come to mind who you believe would be a good spokesperson for Regressivism and possibly even a POTUS candidate in 2020?
I thank you for your participation; Dave
Regressives would be political opposites/opponents of Progressives. And who would that be?
Once you answer the question, no more debate necessary, eh?
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What was the primary venue of your progressive indoctrination?
I became a Democrat because of Reagan’s tax increases on the middle class. It wasn’t the increase. It was the incessant lying that he cut them. Iran contra also disgusted me. Unlike every conservative I couldn’t overlook the hypocrisy of dealing with the Iranians.
Finding out later that Nicaragua actually had a free election meaning we were funding terrorists also made me sick. I don’t even have to discuss his treasonous deal with Iranians in 1980 or covering for saddam’s genocide.
I'd like to know why you became a Progressive and a little bit about how you got there.
So; I devised a short questionnaire for Progressive Members to share their journey to Progressivism:
(1)What was the primary venue of your progressive indoctrination? (college? your community? internet? etc)
(2)Who was your primary mentor that brought you to progressivism? (college professor? author? friend? etc)
(3)Who do you consider to be the current most influential progressive?
(4)What nation do you consider to be the most successful example of the Progressive ideology?
(5)What aspect of Progressivism do you believe bothers its detractors the most?
(6)What historical figure do you consider most responsible for modern Progressivism?
(7)And finally; does anyone come to mind who you believe would be a good spokesperson for Progressivism and possibly even a POTUS candidate in 2020?
I thank you for your participation; Empi~
First; I'd like to thank you for your participation and for your compassion for humanity, which I happen to share(contrary to popular belief).Why am I progressive? Probably growing up on Long Island around all different types of cultures, races, religions and not living in a bubble surrounded by all like minded people blowing smoke up each other's asses and reinforcing biases and a worldview that flies in the face of facts.
Also, I'm well educated.
And most importantly, I have empathy and I'm not a selfish asshole that just wants for myself and nobody else. I can put myself in other people's shoes and get a feel for what they are facing, their hardships, etc. I don't think the entire world revolves around me like it seems many conservatives do. And another things, facts are on my side. The world evolves, progresses. Any successful business succeeds by evolving to the changing times. Those that remain the same end up being overtaken by the new company that innovated. Facts also support my position on most topics
And I don't watch news on TV and political mouth pieces or opinions shows
The US system that brought about the freeist, safest, wealthiest, most powerful nation on Earth and gave to the world the "American Dream" would never have been possible with standard far-left policies.Its a tie between the constitution and progressivisms superiority
The Reagan-Presidency was just a tad pre-me but from what I've seen he was very successful. (won the Cold War without nuking the world)I became a Democrat because of Reagan’s tax increases on the middle class. It wasn’t the increase. It was the incessant lying that he cut them. Iran contra also disgusted me. Unlike every conservative I couldn’t overlook the hypocrisy of dealing with the Iranians.
Finding out later that Nicaragua actually had a free election meaning we were funding terrorists also made me sick. I don’t even have to discuss his treasonous deal with Iranians in 1980 or covering for saddam’s genocide.
No group has a monopoly in the smarts department but there is no doubt an abundance of well educated and even intelligent progressives out there in the world.In other words you have a brain that reasons and functions independently. That is the most important trait that distinguishes progressives.
You couldn't be more wrong!Why are you asking questions that you clearly have no honest interest in people answering?
"Indoctrination" isn't always a negative term and is in fact entirely appropriate in the context it was used here...Allow me to explain.Oh, I see this is entirely in good faith.
And I promise, there were no negative conotations intended in my use of the term "indoctrination".I'm sure I'm going to regret this, but I've got a little time.
1) First, indoctrination? lol... No bias in this question set. I wasn't indoctrinated by anyone. I learned to be a progressive by watching my conservative Grandfather. When something was broke around his home or property, he fixed it. If the way he fixed it the last time didn't work, he'd try something new. He was a progressive conservative.
ie; After hearing about 'progressivism', you sold yourself on it...I see.2) I had no mentor. I used my common sense. Progressivism is a simple concept, and requires no mentor. If it's broken, fix it, and always look for a better way. That's progressivism, in a nutshell.
You do realize this is nothing more than an opinion and carries absolutely no weight in validating Obama; right?3) Barack Obama. Even though he is no longer president, he commands more respect that the sitting president, and unlike the sitting president, rooms full of people don't laugh at him when he speaks.
When exactly was America progressive?4) America. When America was progressive, they became the biggest powerhouse the world has ever seen. When they stopped, well...they got Trump.
Obviously; there's more of this going around than even you're aware of.5) The tendency of unprogressive people to call themselves progressive, because they don't understand what it means.
Actually; "right leaning progressives" is an oxymoron in the same sense as a "blind lookout".6) No idea, as there is no single progressive movement. Progressivism is a methodology more than an ideology. You have left and right leaning progressives. Therefore it is difficult to point to the person "most responsible".
You definitely deserve something...7) I'll leave this one to my American friends, who would be far more knowledgeable about all of that.
How'd I do? Do I get a prize?
The Reagan-Presidency was just a tad pre-me but from what I've seen he was very successful. (won the Cold War without nuking the world)
And from old videos, speeches, and his personal history; he struck me as a very good man and a sincerely caring human being. (unlike all those phony career politicians)
And although I don't usually support the US sticking its nose in the business of others; I do realize that Americans are often left out of the information loop regarding foreign policy.
That's why it's important to have a moral, honest, compassionate leader at the helm who will always put the US and its Citizens first, which I suspect Reagan was; although I do believe his amnesty blunder was a mistake, as he himself found out later.
In other words you have a brain that reasons and functions independently. That is the most important trait that distinguishes progressives.
I'd like to know why you became a Progressive and a little bit about how you got there.
So; I devised a short questionnaire for Progressive Members to share their journey to Progressivism:
(1)What was the primary venue of your progressive indoctrination? (college? your community? internet? etc)
(2)Who was your primary mentor that brought you to progressivism? (college professor? author? friend? etc)
(3)Who do you consider to be the current most influential progressive?
(4)What nation do you consider to be the most successful example of the Progressive ideology?
(5)What aspect of Progressivism do you believe bothers its detractors the most?
(6)What historical figure do you consider most responsible for modern Progressivism?
(7)And finally; does anyone come to mind who you believe would be a good spokesperson for Progressivism and possibly even a POTUS candidate in 2020?
I thank you for your participation; Empi~
"Indoctrination" isn't always a negative term and is in fact entirely appropriate in the context it was used here...Allow me to explain.
This trait distinguishes conservatives too. Your problem here is assuming that Trump and his cohorts are conservatives. They are not. They are authoritarians. There is a huge difference.
both parties have lots of authoritarians. Hillary is an authoritarian. Schumer is an authoritarian. Bernie is less so
Seriously, Dan? "Authoritarians"?This trait distinguishes conservatives too. Your problem here is assuming that Trump and his cohorts are conservatives. They are not. They are authoritarians. There is a huge difference.
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