Yes. But words have meaning. Progressive politically means nothing more than communist. It's just another phrase in a long list of phrases/terms that camouflage the true identity of the ideology. Environmentalist is another one. Their elite leadership are nothing more than fellow travelers. Politically, I have always stated the same for the word liberals. I don't believe I have ever used the word liberal in my comments here at FR, as I believe they support all the planks that are also nothing more than communist/socialist/fascist ideology. If I ever did use the word liberal, it was a mistake on my part. I do this quite often on the radio, and it really sets them off. They cannot stand to look in the mirror, that is if they give one enough time to explain in detail what I'm talking about. Do I believe in progress? You bet. But Progressive politically, to me, means nothing more than the regression to the leftist Marxist pit of slavery, death and hell. They're like the phony religions that have to keep changing their name and books of religious teachings because their current crop of prophesies are no longer valid in the current times that we live. Americans, for the most part have adopted the Communist Manifesto and more, so I don't see them charging down the street to run the Communists out of the government school system and Institutions of lower learning. We are progressing however. To totalitarianism. Perhaps they'll hug us before they kill us.