The term "Progressive" became so thoroughly discredited in the wake of the "Progressive Era" a century ago that it was dropped by Democrats for the second half of the 20th century in favor of "Liberal."
As "Liberal" became an easy layup to campaign against in the late 1990's during Bill Clinton's "third way" DLC presidency the liberals fe…
The term "Progressive" became so thoroughly discredited in the wake of the "Progressive Era" a century ago that it was dropped by Democrats for the second half of the 20th century in favor of "Liberal."
As "Liberal" became an easy layup to campaign against in the late 1990's during Bill Clinton's "third way" DLC presidency the liberals feeling left out by the turn to moderate corporatism reembraced "Progressive" as a rallying call in the Democratic Party civil war.
Progressivism was rehabilitated in the progressive mind that had never gone away after it was rejected around the WWII era, rebranded as "Liberal" to overcome the stench of the discredited anchor, the American cultural memory had died off by the early 2000's.
And once again Progressivism is revealing itself to be nauseating to the majority of Americans as it was before, and a new cultural memory is building. The term will be jettisoned just like it was after enough losses accumulate for them to abandon it and rebrand the values of the party. Which will be the same, just called something different, more stealthy.
It's a Lather, Rinse, Repeat process for those who've been around long enough to see the pattern.
The term "Progressive" became so thoroughly discredited in the wake of the "Progressive Era" a century ago that it was dropped by Democrats for the second half of the 20th century in favor of "Liberal."
As "Liberal" became an easy layup to campaign against in the late 1990's during Bill Clinton's "third way" DLC presidency the liberals feeling left out by the turn to moderate corporatism reembraced "Progressive" as a rallying call in the Democratic Party civil war.
Progressivism was rehabilitated in the progressive mind that had never gone away after it was rejected around the WWII era, rebranded as "Liberal" to overcome the stench of the discredited anchor, the American cultural memory had died off by the early 2000's.
And once again Progressivism is revealing itself to be nauseating to the majority of Americans as it was before, and a new cultural memory is building. The term will be jettisoned just like it was after enough losses accumulate for them to abandon it and rebrand the values of the party. Which will be the same, just called something different, more stealthy.
It's a Lather, Rinse, Repeat process for those who've been around long enough to see the pattern.
I can't call them liberals, nor progressives. Those terms stick in my craw as the lies that they are.
I call them DemonRats or fascists or neo-fascists