Posted on 10/31/2015 10:01:58 AM PDT by xzins
I am a Progressive Conservative.
I base this on the definition of the word "progress". From the Merriam-Webster site: "the process of improving or developing something over a period of time".
Among conservatives who follow the news, this word would seem almost a contradiction. They are used to hearing the word associated with liberalism and socialism. It appears those movements have co-opted a perfectly positive word "progressive" with its root word meaning of improvement.
My sense is that the average person sees the word "progressive" and thinks "progress". This average person has little connection to secular campuses in which 'progressive' is proclaimed as some kind of march toward socialism. My sense is that those folks see the word "progress", have been taught that "progress" is a good thing, and so they think that "progressive" is about improvement. Little do they know that it is being abused by liberals and socialists.
So, as an example, I am in favor of a progressive conservative approach to immigration and illegal immigration. It is progress for a country to go from a border that would make it easy for terrorists to slip across to a border which is almost impossible for terrorists to violate. It is NOT 'progress' to get rid of borders altogether or to allow unchecked immigration from any country, much less a country like Syria with radical groups that hate us.
I would say to Hillary Clinton and to Jeb Bush that only liberals say it is progress to have open borders. Progressive Conservatives think that is not progress at all. That would be going backward. Real progress, real improvement is the real control of borders, visas, coasts, ports, and airports.Â
I am a PROGRESSive Conservative. I will argue with these so-called progressive liberals about what really is an improvement, about what really is progress any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
It is not progress to have its people out of work. Progressive Conservatives don't see that as progress at all. We believe that a person is happier and improving in self-esteem and self-actualization when they are working, producing, creating. And an added benefit is that the country also improves. Liberalism -- progressive liberals -- thinks that it's just fine to have the highest number of people in our history not able to find jobs. They call that progress. But liberalism has always led to decay, so their ideas on ' progress would also lead to decay. Progressive liberalism leads to decayed families, communities, states, and nations. Just look at all the socialist and liberal nations around the world to see the clear truth of this. Except for a socialist liberal, who in their right mind would say that a gulag -- a prison camp for the people -- is progress?
Take the word back, folks. And it is too easy. Simply state, "That's not progress. Progressive Conservatism says that real improvement is found in folks being able to fend for themselves without the intrusion of Big Brother telling them what to do."
We are the ones proclaiming real progress in economics, education, family, law, religion, justice, foreign policy, the military...in fact, in ANY area of life.
I'm a PROGRESSive Conservative. Join with me and start touting real Progress. Reclaim the word. This word is easily reclaimed.
Progress is found in measuring ideas against tried and true wholesome values and principles that have always uplifted individuals, families, and nations.
It is Progressive to get closer and closer to living under our Constitution, something that protects the freedoms of all Americans of all stripes. :)
Absolutely!
Let’s proclaim real progress.
The opposite of progress... is congress.
All part of the lib’s modus operandi, spin, conflate, lie, redefine and make things appear to be something else.
Current progressives will now agree with you. They have coopered the word to mean communism/socialism. It is just another liberal lie.
Except that it’s not progress.
Real progress is getting back to real families, real rigorous education, real defense of the nation, and so many other conservative ideals.
I have been saying this exact thing to my so-called “liberal” friends/acquaintances for a year now. (They are to dense to understand it, though!)
Oldplayer
Exactly. This word would be easy to take back.
And the word ‘progress’ is in the mind of most people so much related to something good that we should take the word back.
Current progressives will now agree with you. They have coopered the word to mean communism/socialism. It is just another liberal lie.
CORRECTION: current progressives will NOT agree with you.
And Ryan won’t make it any better.
I like this vanity. It’s gay. :)
You’ll be making progress with bystanders, listeners, and lurkers, though. Keep it up.
Reclaiming words....
:>)
Good. It’s way past time for us to take back hijacked terms like “progressive”, “gay” and “feminine” from the rabid left and homo-feminazis.
The Progressivism that’s a thin facade over what used to be called COMMUNISM -
“We’re conservative { uhhh } but progressive”
That “progressive”?
Remind me — how’d that progressivism thing work out back circa Romans 1:25+?
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