Progressives do move the party (somewhat) to the left, but in a centrist-leaning country, they cannot win elections. Perfect is the enemy of the good and their purity tests put reality at a disadvantage.
Progressives do move the party (somewhat) to the left, but in a centrist-leaning country, they cannot win elections. Perfect is the enemy of the good and their purity tests put reality at a disadvantage.
I totally agree. I for long considered myself a progressive, despite their insanity when it comes to political correctness, the progressive movement is driven by the immature, self indulgent and self righteous left and backed up by old time Marxist ideologues who live in the past.
At the same time I find the centrist position on many things appalling. I am definitely not conservative, except when it some to my own personal behavior and well being.
I have take the ideological purity tests a number of times, and I always come out radical.
As I don't fit in any label or group.
Common sense and critical reasoning has no place in politics, it is either/or
I am also generally conservative in personal behavior (wasn't always so - lol.) But freedom to choose is fundamental. We have a tweedle-dem and tweedle-pug situation with our two-party system and I choose tweedle-dem as the best option. LOL I don't have a whole lot of faith in either party, because SCOTUS made political bribery both legal and essential to gain office.
We are fraternal twins Suzie. I echo the same sentiments. Neither of us are team players it seems.
I think professional sports are ridiculous watching what is in essence millionaire, gladiators, and getting emotional over the whole affair, spending what is a fortune to attend the games. not to mention the travel, the expense, putting up with traffic and the commute and finding a place to park, and then eating the god awful food they sell at concessions.
I don't get it
Then there is this March madness craziness, that I really don't get, maybe it attracts gambling addicts.
Watching grown men run back and forth to put a ball in a basket which they can reach, with their outstretch arms.
Now Women's basketball, that's different, few of them can "dunk" a ball over the hoop.
Mens basketball they should raise the hoop another two feet. And they lionize a dude because he is over 7 ft tall and with outstretched arms 10 ft.
Progressives do move the party (somewhat) to the left, but in a centrist-leaning country, they cannot win elections. Perfect is the enemy of the good and their purity tests put reality at a disadvantage.
I think the GOP of today has gone off the rails, the Dems are more GOP light, the progressives are the centrists IMHO.
Agree. In every other part of the developed world, our "left" is center right and our "far left" is center left.
I totally agree. I for long considered myself a progressive, despite their insanity when it comes to political correctness, the progressive movement is driven by the immature, self indulgent and self righteous left and backed up by old time Marxist ideologues who live in the past.
At the same time I find the centrist position on many things appalling. I am definitely not conservative, except when it some to my own personal behavior and well being.
I have take the ideological purity tests a number of times, and I always come out radical.
As I don't fit in any label or group.
Common sense and critical reasoning has no place in politics, it is either/or
I am also generally conservative in personal behavior (wasn't always so - lol.) But freedom to choose is fundamental. We have a tweedle-dem and tweedle-pug situation with our two-party system and I choose tweedle-dem as the best option. LOL I don't have a whole lot of faith in either party, because SCOTUS made political bribery both legal and essential to gain office.
We are fraternal twins Suzie. I echo the same sentiments. Neither of us are team players it seems.
I think professional sports are ridiculous watching what is in essence millionaire, gladiators, and getting emotional over the whole affair, spending what is a fortune to attend the games. not to mention the travel, the expense, putting up with traffic and the commute and finding a place to park, and then eating the god awful food they sell at concessions.
I don't get it
Then there is this March madness craziness, that I really don't get, maybe it attracts gambling addicts.
Watching grown men run back and forth to put a ball in a basket which they can reach, with their outstretch arms.
Now Women's basketball, that's different, few of them can "dunk" a ball over the hoop.
Mens basketball they should raise the hoop another two feet. And they lionize a dude because he is over 7 ft tall and with outstretched arms 10 ft.
Crazy.