Progressive

Today as I strolled through Green Hills mall, I noticed a young girl, about 16, wearing a Barack Obama shirt that said "PROGRESSIVE" in big bold words. After I got over my initial laughter at the irony of anyone looking to the government for progress, I began to think. Obama, as well as other liberals, have taken control over the term Progressive. What does progressive really mean and what about their ideology lines up with that definition?

I'm not going to go through the trouble of looking in a dictionary, but I think we can all agree that the term progressive means "of progress" or something of the sort. We tend to use it to describe an ideology or behavior that believes in moving society forward, whatever that means. The only thing I can conclude is that "progressive" means getting us to a different point than we are presently, so long as that place isnt somewhere we've been before. Progressives complain that conservatives are backtracking, which leads me to believe that backtracking doesnt constitute progress.

For the life of me i can't figure out what direction is forward though. Here's what i've gathered from some self proclaimed progressives:

Progress is when there are no more poor people. There are no more poor people because a portion of rich peoples money has gone to the poor people. This will lead to a time of no rich people. Let's just hope that after that there will be no more poor people because where would we get the money to help them from?

Progress is when there is no discrimination of any kind, anywhere, ever. Businesses will not be allowed to reject employees or customers based on sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, mental or physical handicaps, weight, lifestyle choices, obnoxious behavior, or poor work ethic. Businesses will be forced to hire everyone; that way, everyone will have a job and we will all live happily in our rainbow of a society. Free speech is only important when it is not directed at someone else, and those who choose to practice their hate speech through hiring practices do not deserve that right and will not be granted it.

Progress is when all religions will get along. This means that no religion will be allowed to openly practice the rituals or beliefs that brinf offense or anger to another. Freedom of religion is only important when it is practiced in ones own home and does not infringe on the comfort of others.

Progress is when power is returned to the people and taken out of the hands of corporations. Corporations will be forced to pay their employees what the government determines to be a fair wage, and pay exessive taxes. These high taxes, though they will probably drive up the prices of their goods and/or services and just might cause the companies to downsize substantially, will teach the corporations that they are not all powerfull and should not be allowed to make more moeny than the people that work for them. Because everyone will be paid a fair wage, they will be able to afford the higher costs of goods and services.

Progress is when no one will be allowed to own a firearm. Guns may not kill people, but they enable people to kill people. Only government can be trusted with such power. people are not responsible enough to handle firearms. Plus, if they own firearms, they may just revolt against the government, which cannot be tolerated. Once guns are outlawed, no one will own one and therefore there will be no crime. The people that still do posess firearms will be arrested.

Progress is when every person, no matter how vile, is granted a fair trial and defense when accused of a crime. Therefor, when people are arrested for owning a firearm, the taxpayer will fund a public defender to represent the accused. Because this government lawyer will be far superior to the for-profit lawyer, the accused man will be allowed freedom once again.

Progress is when all Americans are comfortable with sex and uncomfortable with violence. When these roles are reversed in society, children will be more knowledgeable of sex and will make better choices when faced with it. They will also be less knowledgeable of violence and will therefor be less apt to participate in it.

Progress is when we all do everything we can to protect our earth. Earth was given to us be science and therefor we owe it to science to keep the Earth nice and clean. We also want to protect it for our heirs. Any person or company that pollutes will face heavy fines, license losses, and even jailtime. Whenever a new study comes out regarding the environment, it will be accepted without scrutiny, providing that the research indicates that mankind, or at least America, is destroying the planet. However, if the research suggests otherwise, it will be more than heavily scrutinized; it will likely be discarded.


At least this is some of what I gathered. If you don't see the problems in this line of thinking, it is because you are part of it. I weep.