[W. W. SMITH]

The terms Communist, Progressive and Liberal as used by the left, all mean the same thing. Let me explain why. Carl Marx in 1848 finished writing and then published the Communist Manifesto. Over the next 30 to 40 years the book gained some followers, mostly self anointed elites with PHDs. ( Now there is a subject worth some grant money. Why are highly educated people with PHDs so susceptible to such an absurd philosophy.) As people became aware of their agenda, the communists picked the term progressive in an attempt to hide that agenda. Years later, the same problem, to many people have spotted the agenda again so they picked the term liberal. ( Note that the dictionary definitions of progressive and liberal are very far removed from the political definitions.)

One of the goals of their agenda is to infiltrate and take control of both major political parties. The Democrat party is at this time wholly controlled, 90% to 95%. The Republican party is 40% to 45% controlled. This leaves WE THE PEOPLE with very little true representation inside the belt way.
If we want to survive as a nation as a republic we must flush the progressives from both parties, from all government offices, from the media, from positions of instruction, both public schools and universities. The progressive political philosophy must be rendered ineffectual, laughable, an object of ridicule. The progressive must be excoriated and driven out of any position of authority. any adherent of such an absurd idea should never be paid more than minimum wage.

[vaudine]

Good post! My take on why the Phd types latched onto progressivism is that the times were beginning to deny the legitimacy of God and the Christian church as a morality compass. That opened a vacuum which was filled with inflated egos certain of their intellectual supremacy. It continues to this day--only listen to a few phrases from Cornell West, Noam Chomsky, Obama, etc.

vaudine

[Pelham]

“( Now there is a subject worth some grant money. Why are highly educated people with PHDs so susceptible to such an absurd philosophy.)”

No grant needed. Joseph Schumpeter wrote a classic book about this over 60 years ago, “Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy”.

He described how capitalism had spawned a ‘New Class’ that had none of the virtues of the entrepreneurs and capitalists that had enabled them to live their lives of relative leisure. A New Class that envied the success of those businessmen and would seek to regulate and control them and take their wealth through politics.