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Title: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: CC27 on March 17, 2010, 08:24:25 AM
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Progressivism Means Make Progress
   
Progressives are right to say that the health bill, even with a P.O., is imperfect. I for one support a single payer bill. But the only way to get that is with a HUGE national movement for it. That's not there now, even according to Kucinich. This health bill though is a long-awaited and much needed START that we can improve upon with time. Progressivism is about PROGRESS. Yeah, I know there are holdouts who will say that this bill is even worse than doing nothing, but that simply ignores all of the positives in the bill which is utterly foolish and frankly ignorant. If you are "progressive" you need to be for actually making some PROGRESS even if it is a small and imperfect step. You have to start somewhere. If this effort fails, then we get to wait maybe another decade or so before another chance comes along. In the meantime, hundreds of thousands more Americans die. I am with Grayson, Boxer, Whitehouse, Sanders, Sherrod Brown, Krugman, Big Ed, and now, it appears, even KUCINICH who see the obvious light and support this as a START. Michael Moore and Jane Hamsher are simply outside the realms of reality and practicality on this. Progressive means PROGRESS. It's very imperfect, but it IS progress. It is a needed START. SUPPORT IT! MAKE CALLS TODAY! TIME TO BRING IT OVER THE FINISH LINE!

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Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on March 17, 2010, 09:06:07 AM
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1prog·ress
Pronunciation: \ˈprä-grəs, -ˌgres, US also & British usually ˈprō-ˌgres\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French progrés, from Latin progressus advance, from progredi to go forth, from pro- forward + gradi to go — more at pro-, grade
Date: 15th century
1 a (1) : a royal journey marked by pomp and pageant (2) : a state procession b : a tour or circuit made by an official (as a judge) c : an expedition, journey, or march through a region
2 : a forward or onward movement (as to an objective or to a goal) : advance

— in progress : going on : occurring

Lemmings make progress.
Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: Celtic Rose on March 17, 2010, 09:11:59 AM
Progressivism is actually the belief that progress is always good.  Much as this DUmmy demostrates, progressives aren't really concerned with the consequences of their political views, just that they keep making progress. 
Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: Happy Fun Ball on March 17, 2010, 09:13:23 AM
DUmmies = Lemmings + Upper Class Twits

Now, if we could only separate them from the cart holding the rest of the country before they go over the edge...
Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: JohnnyReb on March 17, 2010, 10:07:25 AM
Progressivism: A political movement that advocates progression to a point of total worthlessness.
Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: diesel driver on March 17, 2010, 11:16:46 AM
        The opposite of 'pro' is 'con'
        This fact is clearly seen
        But if 'progress' means move forward
        What does 'Congress' mean?

        :confused:

        Credit to comedian Nipsey Russell
Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: jukin on March 17, 2010, 11:44:16 AM
Progressive is just a name for communism that was acceptable in the early 20th century. 

Progressive = communism = equality of misery for all but the elite.
Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: The Village Idiot on March 17, 2010, 01:17:08 PM
pro- means Professional
Gress- means Over
Iv- means memememememe
ism- something or other.

So basically their professional children begging for other peoples stuff.
Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on March 17, 2010, 01:21:33 PM
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Progressivism is a term we invented so you'll forget we're LIBERALS

Fixed.
Title: Re: Progressivism Means Make Progress
Post by: Chris on March 17, 2010, 01:33:52 PM
Yeah, that sounds about right. :p