Posted on 08/03/2007 4:17:15 AM PDT by NewMediaJournal
Too often those who opine on political matters make the mistake of directing their criticism – or accolades – toward a generalized group when in fact the comments are meant for a more specific faction commingled within that group. I, at least on a few occasions, stand guilty as charged. This type of generalization has contributed to the coarse ideological divisions in our country and has become the modus operandi of politicos and pundits alike, from all avenues of political thought. At a time when our nation is embroiled in a critical struggle for survival and in an effort to realize a more cohesive American political and social culture, I believe it may behoove those of us who scrutinize and maintain a comprehensive understanding of politics and events surrounding the elected-class to start correctly identifying the groups with which we take issue.
For the record, the Progressive-Left is an aggressive faction currently ensconced within the Democrat Party. Where most Progressive-Leftists are Democrat (some of the more extreme are Green and even Socialist or Communist), most Democrats are not Progressive-Leftists. In fact, where mainstream Democrats and Republicans are concerned, we, as thoughtful Americans, have much more in common than not, explaining why an overwhelming majority of the American public considers themselves moderate or mainstream in their political leanings.
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Very good points.
I despise dims... and they are ALL the “progressive left”.
LLS
Total BS. The progressive left is now the Rat party mainstream. From their presidential candidates, the majority leaders of the House and Senate, etc. Don’t be fooled into thinking this is 1980. If you replayed that election today, Walter Mondale would get nearly half of the electoral votes instead of getting blown out by Reagan. The far left is now about half the electorate, and they are democRAT.
No? Then why does their probable presidential nominee identify herself as one?
“I despise dims... and they are ALL the “progressive left”.”
THEY call themselves “Intellectuals”. THEY call themselves “Progressives”.
Everything in life is all about themselves.
An intellectual socialist? A smart well informed socialist?
Truth is they are economic illiterates.
“THEY call themselves “Intellectuals”. THEY call themselves “Progressives”.
I call them “comrade”!
LLS
I dislike the term “liberal” for today’s modern leftists; they reject too many of the elements of classical liberalism. I reject “progressive” as a descriptor of their politics as well - I just don’t see many of their policies as promoting progress. Let’s call them what they are. Leftists, socialists, communists. Pick one of those and I don’t suffer cognitive dissonance.
“I call them “comrade”!”
I call them “Godless” as that is the reason why it’s all about themselves.
I call them Commie-Vampires, who suck the lifeblood out of everything good in this country, and shrink from God and the flag.
'Progressive' was the term the early American Communists used to describe themselves. Fitting.
Democracts are for democracy.. Democracy is the social disease that causes socialism.. Democracy is MOb Rule.. by mobsters.. a tribal government..
Democracts are for democracy..
Republicans are for this Republic which is NOT a democracy....
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Democracy is the road to socialism. Karl Marx
Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. V.I. Lenin
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.- Karl Marx
For the record, I also despise the word "behoove".
It's Hillary's party, now...and Barack's and Johnny's and Chuckie's and Harry's and Nancy's, too. And they are all far to the Left of anything one might consider the "center". Unless you work for the New York Times, which still appears to consider Fidel Castro as a moderate agrarian reformer whose health care and educational systems ought to serve as models for the Western world.
As movement liberals used to say in the '60s, there are "no enemies to the Left" - only other "Progressives". Anyone else (those to the Right) was a "Fascist". In the '60s, only Yippies and Hippies talked that way. Today, legislators do. Many of them have long since cut their hair, but not their ties to the radical, America-hating Left.
I despise any anti-truth, anti-freedom, anti-individual, anti-life collective and all of its members.
That would be GODless.
LLS
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