Is the Progressive Movement Over ??
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TEIXEIRA: THE PROGRESSIVE MOMENT IS OVER Democratic political pundit Ruy Teixeira declares that “The Progressive Moment Is Over”. He writes:
“It wasn’t so long ago progressives were riding high. They had a moment; they really did. Their radical views set the agenda and tone for the Democratic Party and, especially in cultural areas, were hegemonic in the nation’s discourse. …
* Defund the police and empty the jails? Sure!
* Abolish ICE and decriminalize the border? Absolutely!
* Get rid of fossil fuels and have a “Green New Deal”? Definitely!
* Demand trillions of dollars for a “transformational” Build Back Better bill? We’re just getting started!
* Promote DEI and the struggle for “equity” (not equal opportunity) everywhere? It’s the only way to fight privilege!
* Insist that a new ideology around race and gender should be accepted by everyone? Of course, only a bigot would resist! …
In reality, a lot of these ideas were pretty terrible and most voters, outside the precincts of the progressive left itself, were never very interested in them. That was true from the get-go but now the backlash against these ideas is strong enough that it can’t be ignored. As a result, politics is adjusting and the progressive moment is well and truly over. …
So how did the progressive moment fall apart, seemingly at the moment of its greatest triumph? It is not hard to think of some reasons.
1. Loosening restrictions on illegal immigration was a terrible idea and voters hate it. …
2. Promoting lax law enforcement and tolerance of social disorder was a terrible idea and voters hate it. …
3. Insisting that everyone should look at all issues through the lens of identity politics was a terrible idea and voters hate it. …
4. Telling people fossil fuels are evil and they must stop using them was a terrible idea and voters hate it. …
What comes next? Certainly Harris is furiously back-pedaling from all these positions but she is not a particularly convincing messenger for a new approach or even able to articulate what that new approach might be. In all likelihood, it will take some time for a new moment to emerge and influence Democrats the way the progressive moment did.”
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They didn’t really run on those ideas nationally, although smart people could always see through it to know their plans.
Like the 60's gen, their ideas work really well when they are sitting around with like minded people, smoking a joint and dreaming of a rat utopia. The problem is, their ideas don't work and are very destructive to society and our country when put into practice. They have destroyed Portland and Seattle, major parts of Los Angeles, Detroit, St Louis etc. etc. It will never change. Their ideas are not workable but their feelings about a rat utopia never go away no matter how many people they hurt so they continue to bring them up from time to time until reality kicks back in and the adults in the country send them back to the closet.
Socialism/communism has NEVER worked. Never will. I will fight it until my last breath.
@CallMeBigErn said it well when he was jabber-jawing about global climate warming change. The negative repercussions of the reality for the drastic measures needed to significantly cut carbon emissions is too “in the weeds” for people like him to discuss outside of a Leftist echo chamber.
Negative repercussions for the reality, what are those?
See?
The progressives threw a pick 6 when all they had to do was run the ball.