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The lofty goals of progressives are often contradictory: an equality of outcome as opposed to equality of opportunity; a minimization of economic disparity while ignoring individual contribution (“You didn’t build that”); suppression of individual rights (“It takes a village”) in favor of preferential treatment of select groups. Such goals cannot be achieved easily, nor taken without a fight, as history attests.
1 posted on 11/23/2014 8:10:40 AM PST by Michael.SF.
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To: Michael.SF.

The millions killed by communist regimes, show us that there are many victims, as ideologues sought to impose communist utopias.

Maybe today’s liberals aren’t in the same category as Pol Pot, Stalin, Mao, etc. but they have totalitarian impulses as those cruel dictators had. They have utopian visions for how society should be. They seek total control over people’s lives in their quest to achieve that utopia.


2 posted on 11/23/2014 8:19:08 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: Michael.SF.

As a corollary, progfascists are enamored with teams and “communities”.

Its pervasive and almost a commandment: there is no “I” in “team”.

Like so much else it denigrates the individual...how can you be part of the common good if you insist on individual achievement and reward?
Simple

For any team. if your “I”s suck, so does your “Team”.


3 posted on 11/23/2014 8:22:02 AM PST by Adder (No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
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To: Michael.SF.
What price to achieve a progressive utopia?


5 posted on 11/23/2014 8:28:54 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Michael.SF.

The price is usually mass genocide. One of the founders of The Weathermen Underground even admitted that up to 25 million Americans “would have to be” killed.


6 posted on 11/23/2014 8:30:13 AM PST by Republican1795.
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To: Michael.SF.

The price is poverty.


8 posted on 11/23/2014 8:30:59 AM PST by depressed in 06 (America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
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To: Michael.SF.

“Progressive utopia” is an oxymoron.


11 posted on 11/23/2014 8:33:44 AM PST by Fzob (Jesus + anything = nothing, Jesus + nothing = everything)
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To: Michael.SF.

“Utopia” can only exist in the minds of adolescents not yet weaned off fairy tales...or perhaps were deprived of them as children.

Human nature will never all such a place to exist, there will always be the drive for human and individual rights, and to not be part of the “herd”.

Those leaders [sic] like Obama want it for themselves, and intend to try and use the fate and fortunes of others to meet that elusive end.


13 posted on 11/23/2014 8:36:53 AM PST by FrankR (They will become our ultimate masters the day we surrender the 2nd Amendment.)
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To: Michael.SF.
American progressives have successfully executed 58 million by abortion.

So when you add it all up:

150,000,000 + 58,000.000 = 208,000,000 killed.

18 posted on 11/23/2014 8:48:12 AM PST by Slyfox (To put on the mind of George Washington read ALL of Deuteronomy 28, then read his Farewell Address)
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To: Michael.SF.

bump


19 posted on 11/23/2014 8:58:44 AM PST by gibsosa
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To: Michael.SF.

They always overreach.....always.


20 posted on 11/23/2014 9:11:22 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Michael.SF.

Pol Pot, Castro, Stalin, Mao, HItler, and now Obama all want to know.


22 posted on 11/23/2014 9:24:24 AM PST by Organic Panic
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To: Michael.SF.

The author is mistaken if he thinks American utopianists won’t resort to force to get their way.


23 posted on 11/23/2014 9:30:30 AM PST by matt1234
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