Exactly what I would say if I couldn’t defend something.
So progressives - CHOP CHAZ was a demonstration of a new way of life...
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Whoaaaa, wait a second. Are you saying there are only a handful of Christians in our country?
Whatever Trump's behavior was in the past, he is showing himself to be a dictator.
@Hoosierhawkeye has presented this idea here for some time.
Part of the problem I see with extending my point to religion is that many people think your religion is based only on what you believe and has no relevance to what you do. Catholics stand in opposition to this thinking. I personally believe acts are paramount in defining most anything.
If you tell me you’re really pissed at China for whatever reason, then I expect to find few items made in China in your home.
"Progressives" are fighting against the antifa chop Chaz idiots? Any real proof of this?
It's not progressive or conservative. It's anarchy, which is what the mob wants. Progressives think they can use the mob to get their agenda through, but they can't. The progressives have tied themselves to a self-defeating ideology. There is no such thing as woke enough. Eventually, the mob will come for them.
trump lies, steals, cheats, pisses on the Constitution, trying to destroy democracy and our freedoms, and you worship him. What lowlifes you trumpbaggers are.
yep. See the Harper’s letter (chatterton williams). Confirms this. But, I’d counter that the woke ideology is just an infinite regress problem of progressive-ism. I personally find the progressives to be illiberal. It was a stroke of genius rebranding by FDR, but that ideology leans totalitarian and the woke mob is a product of the ideology.
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Link?
I haven’t followed the story because what a couple hundred idiots do 2,000 miles from me is not a national issue.
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A truly progressive movement is against corruption. It is fundamentally opposed to the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few at the expense of the many.
A truly progressive movement is against oppression. Progressive movements have always fought, and must continue to fight, for the vulnerable and underprivileged — workers, the sick and powerless, and every other minority group that is marginalized by existing power structures.
A truly progressive movement is against discrimination. We are an egalitarian movement, with a belief in the fundamental equality of human beings. Discrimination is a form of oppression, and a movement cannot be egalitarian and against oppression while tolerating discrimination.
A truly progressive movement is against privatization of the public sphere. We must be fundamentally opposed to the mass privatization of goods and services that should remain public: healthcare, education, and other necessities for a decent life.
A truly progressive movement is for democracy. Democracy is more than voting at the ballot box. Democracy is the constant pursuit of civic engagement and public involvement in the direction of society. Without democracy, the fundamentally American principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are unattainable.
The progressive movement is for transparency. If we the people do not know what is happening in the halls of power — whether in the Capitol building, the statehouse, or the corporate boardroom — we cannot hold power accountable.
The progressive movement is thus for accountability of those in power. In the modern era, this includes the fight to get big money out of the political process and to reform the electoral system so that we can elect those who are best fit to serve the people, not simply the powerful.
A truly progressive movement is for freedom of the press, also known as “the fourth estate.” The purpose of the press is to combine transparency, accountability, and education. Without a free and responsible media, we will never be able to inform the public or hold power accountable.
The progressive movement is for non-violence. While there are examples in the past of violence in progressive movements, these were aberrations and desperate last resorts, not fundamental strategies of the movement.
Attaining these goals is impossible in a state of anarchy. Thus, anyone who is truly progressive opposes anarchy.
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You asked what the definition was. I quoted from the movement’s web page.
Are you an idiot or a moron?
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Former. And that’s why when asked for a definition, I go to the source and don’t make up my own bullshit. Did you not notice the word “we” throughout the excerpt?
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How is that a deflection? I am curious what progressive mayors have supported this anarchist movement and asked for a link.
Then I explained why I have not personally been following the story.
So is there a link or what? Or was it something made up?
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Most don’t consider them radical. The group believes in what progressive talk about. Like most progressive policies, when put in action, they lead to human rights being stripped.
Here is a portion of an article from USA Today:
What does the movement want?
The primary goal is to stop neo-Nazis and white supremacists from gaining a platform rather than to promote a specific antifa agenda. The antifa groups are decidedly anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-homophobia, but also by and large socially leftist and anti-capitalist.
Sounds nice - but in action for 2 weeks produced mass death and rape.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/23/what-antifa-and-what-does-movement-want/593867001/
Then they don’t believe in progressivism. They believe in stripping human rights to get what they want, just like Trump.
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People coopting the name of movements while not adhering to their tenets is pretty common.
Ever hear of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Karl Marx, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Vladimir Lenin, Kim Jong-Un, Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro, Che Guevara all raise their fists in solidarity!
No doubt, the GOP kick out all the conservatives and replaced them with alt right nationalist populists.
Yeah...the CHAZ people are not very bright, in a lot of ways they remind me of the MAGAs.
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So not “progressive mayors” plural then. Gotcha, you were just exaggerating for effect without being accurate. Makes sense
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Link to those mayors supporting the Seattle zone thing?
