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[[Karl Marx]] took the [[Hegelian]] conception of linear-progressive history and applied the idea of [[class warfare]] to address [[income inequality]].

[[Karl Marx]] took the [[Hegelian]] conception of linear-progressive history and applied the idea of [[class warfare]] to address [[income inequality]].

In the mid-19th century [[Social Darwinism]], with its racism and commitment to [[science]], was an important facet of Progressivism; in America, however, after the [[Civil War]], many adherents of the [[Social Gospel]] movement called themselves "progressive" and advocated for [[equality]] for [[Blacks]] and social reform.  For a time there was an odd admixture of atheists and racists citing a scientific basis for their beliefs, and church people, all claiming the name progressive.

In the mid-19th century, [[Social Darwinism]], with its racism and commitment to [[science]], was an important facet of Progressivism; in America, however, after the [[Civil War]], many adherents of the [[Social Gospel]] movement called themselves "progressive" and advocated for [[equality]] for [[Blacks]] and social reform.  For a time there was an odd admixture of atheists and racists citing a scientific basis for their beliefs, and church people, all claiming the name progressive.

In Europe, however, after the [[First World War]], Progressive [[atheist]]s won a great victory with the [[Bolshevik]] Revolution in Russia, the suppression of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], and overthrow of the existing social order.

In Europe, however, after the [[First World War]], Progressive [[atheist]]s won a great victory with the [[Bolshevik]] Revolution in Russia, the suppression of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], and overthrow of the existing social order.

===Alexander Solzhenitsyn on the Progressive Doctrine===

===Alexander Solzhenitsyn on the Progressive Doctrine===

30 years into the [[leftist]] [[multicultural]] experiment called the [[Soviet Union]], [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]] did an extensive study of the Progressive Doctrine in Volume II of ''[[The Gulag Archipelago]]''. Solzhenitsyn wrote, {{quotebox|In this study, if nothing prevents us, we intend to make an important scientific discovery.  In the development of our [[hypothesis]] we would in no way wish to come into conflict with the Progressive Teaching.  The author of these lines, attracted by the enigma of the native tribe populating the Archipelago, undertook a lengthy scientific expedition there and collected abundant material.  And as a result it is very easy to prove that the ''zeks'' [prisoners of the [[gulag]] ]<ref>''zek'' is a Russian slang term similar to "''con''" in English to refer to convicts, however many ''zeks'' were opponents of Socialism, not criminals.</ref> of the Archipelago [[Dialectical materialism|constitute a class]] of society.  For, after all, this multitudinous group (of many millions) has a single (common to them all) relationship to production (namely: subordinate, attached, and without any right to direct that production).  It also has a single common relationship to the distribution of the products of labor (namely: no relationship at all, living only that insignificant share of the products required for the meager support of their own existence).  And, in addition, all their labor is [[Macroeconomics|no small thing]], but one of the principal constituents of the [[Central planning|whole state economy]].<ref>Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn (1973). ''[https://archive.org/stream/TheGulagArchipelago-Threevolumes/The-Gulag-Archipelago__vol2__III-IV__Solzhenitsyn#page/n2/mode/2up The Gulag Archipelago]'' (1st ed.) Harper & Row, page 502.</ref>}}  Solzhenitsyn explains the role of thieves and criminals in a socialist society.   

30 years into the [[leftist]] [[multicultural]] experiment called the [[Soviet Union]], [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]] did an extensive study of the Progressive Doctrine in Volume II of ''[[The Gulag Archipelago]]''. Solzhenitsyn wrote, {{quotebox|In this study, if nothing prevents us, we intend to make an important scientific discovery.  In the development of our [[hypothesis]] we would in no way wish to come into conflict with the Progressive Teaching.  The author of these lines, attracted by the enigma of the native tribe populating the Archipelago, undertook a lengthy scientific expedition there and collected abundant material.  And as a result it is very easy to prove that the ''zeks'' [prisoners of the [[gulag]] ]<ref>''zek'' is a Russian slang term similar to "''con''" in English to refer to convicts; however, many ''zeks'' were opponents of Socialism, not criminals.</ref> of the Archipelago [[Dialectical materialism|constitute a class]] of society.  For, after all, this multitudinous group (of many millions) has a single (common to them all) relationship to production (namely: subordinate, attached, and without any right to direct that production).  It also has a single common relationship to the distribution of the products of labor (namely: no relationship at all, living only that insignificant share of the products required for the meager support of their own existence).  And, in addition, all their labor is [[Macroeconomics|no small thing]], but one of the principal constituents of the [[Central planning|whole state economy]].<ref>Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn (1973). ''[https://archive.org/stream/TheGulagArchipelago-Threevolumes/The-Gulag-Archipelago__vol2__III-IV__Solzhenitsyn#page/n2/mode/2up The Gulag Archipelago]'' (1st ed.) Harper & Row, page 502.</ref>}}  Solzhenitsyn explains the role of thieves and criminals in a socialist society.   

As oppressed victims of the propertied oppressor class, thieves were "socially friendly" or "class allies" of progressives in the [[class war]] between "the haves and have nots". {{quotebox|The fathers of the Archipelago, having, in accordance with the Progressive Doctrine, multiplied these socially friendly elements beyond all rhyme and reason...How many citizens who were robbed knew that the police, didn't even bother to look for the criminals, didn't even set a case in motion, so as not to spoil their record of completed cases - why should they sweat to catch a thief if he would be given only six months, and then be given three months off for good behavior?  And anyway, it  wasn't certain that the bandits would even be tried when caught.  After all, prosecutors "lowered the crime rate" - something demanded of them at every conference - by the curious method of simply quashing cases, especially if they foresaw that there would be many defendants.  Finally, sentences were bound to be reduced, and of course for habitual criminals especially.  Watch out there now .. witness in the courtroom!  They will all be back soon, and it'll be a knife in the back of anyone who gave testimony!  Therefore, if you see someone crawling through a window, or slitting a pocket, or your neighbor's suitcase being ripped open - shut your eyes!  Walk by!  You didn't see anything!  That's how the thieves have trained us - the thieves and our laws!

As oppressed victims of the propertied oppressor class, thieves were "socially friendly" or "class allies" of progressives in the [[class war]] between "the haves and have nots". {{quotebox|The fathers of the Archipelago, having, in accordance with the Progressive Doctrine, multiplied these socially friendly elements beyond all rhyme and reason...How many citizens who were robbed knew that the police, didn't even bother to look for the criminals, didn't even set a case in motion, so as not to spoil their record of completed cases - why should they sweat to catch a thief if he would be given only six months, and then be given three months off for good behavior?  And anyway, it  wasn't certain that the bandits would even be tried when caught.  After all, prosecutors "lowered the crime rate" - something demanded of them at every conference - by the curious method of simply quashing cases, especially if they foresaw that there would be many defendants.  Finally, sentences were bound to be reduced, and of course for habitual criminals especially.  Watch out there now .. witness in the courtroom!  They will all be back soon, and it'll be a knife in the back of anyone who gave testimony!  Therefore, if you see someone crawling through a window, or slitting a pocket, or your neighbor's suitcase being ripped open - shut your eyes!  Walk by!  You didn't see anything!  That's how the thieves have trained us - the thieves and our laws!

The term was revived in the early 21st century by [[politician]]s and media [[celebrities]] who considered traditional liberals too willing to compromise with moderates and conservatives.  As such, the anti-democratic Marxist ideal of [[single party control]] was revived.  

The term was revived in the early 21st century by [[politician]]s and media [[celebrities]] who considered traditional liberals too willing to compromise with moderates and conservatives.  As such, the anti-democratic Marxist ideal of [[single party control]] was revived.  

[[File:Barack-Hussein-Obama-mit-Louis-Farrakhan-528x524.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Barack Obama with the notorious [[anti-Semite]], [[Louis Farrakhan]].  Farrakhan called [[Jews]] "pigs and dogs."  The [[Anti-Defamation League]] identified Farrakhan as the nation's "leading anti-Semite."<ref>[https://www.adl.org/resources/profiles/the-nation-of-islam The Nation of Islam], Anti-Defamation League.</ref>]]

[[File:Barack-Hussein-Obama-mit-Louis-Farrakhan-528x524.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Barack Obama with the notorious [[anti-Semite]], [[Louis Farrakhan]].  Farrakhan called [[Jews]] "pigs and dogs."  The [[Anti-Defamation League]] identified Farrakhan as the nation's "leading anti-Semite."<ref>[https://www.adl.org/resources/profiles/the-nation-of-islam The Nation of Islam], Anti-Defamation League.</ref>]]

This revival occurred before the 2006 midterm elections when liberals still supported the [[War on Terror]].  The term came into use to help Democrats distance themselves from the feelings of [[patriotism]] and [[bipartisan]]ship that existed after the [[9/11 attacks]].  [[Barack Obama]] established himself as a progressive leader in opposition to the [[War on Terror]] during an October 2002 rally at Federal Plaza in Chicago.<ref>The rally was organized by Chicagoans Against War in Iraq (CAWI) later renamed Chicagoans Against War and Injustice.  See Davidson, Carl (November 2, 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100811115415/http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org/?page_id=2 "About CAWI"].  Chicagoans Against War and Injustice website.  Retrieved from August 11, 2010 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>  The event was staged by veteran [[Maoist]], [[SDS]] and [[Progressives for Obama]], [[community organizer|organizer]], [[Carl Davidson]].<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/carldavidson Carl Davidson] (2010 or bef.) LinkedIn [Profile page/Experience/Webmaster]. Retrieved March 13, 2010 and February 13, 2016.</ref>When 2004 Democrat presidential nominee [[John Kerry]]'s home state of Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex "marriage", the issue split Democrats. Ballot initiatives appeared in 11 states that brought citizens to the polls in large numbers; all 11 initiatives passed. [[Proposition 8]] in [[California]] won by a wide popular vote, but California Attorney General [[Kamala Harris]] bowed to [[LGBT]] groups and refused to defend the citizen referendum in court. These debates over social policy were reflected in the 2005 campaign for Chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]], which [[Howard Dean]] won. As a progressive, Dean was the first to shepherd civil unions through the [[Vermont]] legislature.

This revival occurred before the 2006 midterm elections when liberals still supported the [[War on Terror]].  The term came into use to help Democrats distance themselves from the feelings of [[patriotism]] and [[bipartisan]]ship that existed after the [[9/11 attacks]].  [[Barack Obama]] established himself as a progressive leader in opposition to the [[War on Terror]] during an October 2002 rally at Federal Plaza in Chicago.<ref>The rally was organized by Chicagoans Against War in Iraq (CAWI), later renamed Chicagoans Against War and Injustice.  See Davidson, Carl (November 2, 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100811115415/http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org/?page_id=2 "About CAWI"].  Chicagoans Against War and Injustice website.  Retrieved from August 11, 2010 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>  The event was staged by veteran [[Maoist]], [[SDS]] and [[Progressives for Obama]], [[community organizer|organizer]], [[Carl Davidson]].<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/carldavidson Carl Davidson] (2010 or bef.) LinkedIn [Profile page/Experience/Webmaster]. Retrieved March 13, 2010 and February 13, 2016.</ref> When 2004 Democrat presidential nominee [[John Kerry]]'s home state of Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex "marriage", the issue split Democrats. Ballot initiatives appeared in 11 states that brought citizens to the polls in large numbers; all 11 initiatives passed. [[Proposition 8]] in [[California]] won by a wide popular vote, but California Attorney General [[Kamala Harris]] bowed to [[LGBT]] groups and refused to defend the citizen referendum in court. These debates over social policy were reflected in the 2005 campaign for Chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]], which [[Howard Dean]] won. As a progressive, Dean was the first to shepherd civil unions through the [[Vermont]] legislature.

Disillusion with two seemingly endless wars, coupled with a financial crisis caused by decades of government intervention in the [[mortgage]] market and manipulation of interest rates, along with a declining middle class due to [[globalization]] and job loss as workers saw their jobs shipped overseas, led to a resurgence of progressivism. 20 years after the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], Socialists finally captured the [[White House]].

Disillusionment with two seemingly endless wars, coupled with a financial crisis caused by decades of government intervention in the [[mortgage]] market and manipulation of interest rates, along with a declining middle class due to [[globalization]] and job loss as workers saw their jobs shipped overseas, led to a resurgence of progressivism. 20 years after the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], Socialists finally captured the [[White House]].

====Attack on healthcare system====

====Attack on healthcare system====

While progressives seek radical social change, it is often pursued incrementally. Two examples serve in the Obama era: Obamacare and same-sex "marriage".

While progressives seek radical social change, it is often pursued incrementally. Two examples serve in the Obama era: Obamacare and same-sex "marriage".

Obamacare with its individual and employer dictates was designed to fail. The progressive objective of a [[big government]], [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-style [[single payer]] system was too radical a change to implement during the brief window of opportunity given between 2009-2011, when Democrats controlled both the [[White House]] and a veto-proof Congress. Progressives settled on a system that allowed private insurance companies to continue to operate, provided they sold only policies dictated by progressive regulators. A dictate that all American adults - working or not working - be required to purchase insurance, or submit to eligibility requirements for [[entitlement]] care by means testing, was also implemented. Penalties accrued for anyone non-compliant. The plan was phased in over a period of election cycles with the hope that those who received a subsidized entitlement would appreciate "free healthcare," and when the plan failed would support a progressive single payer system. The single payer system then would need progressives in Congress perpetually to ensure its annual funding.

Obamacare, with its individual and employer dictates, was designed to fail. The progressive objective of a [[big government]], [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-style [[single payer]] system was too radical a change to implement during the brief window of opportunity given between 2009-2011, when Democrats controlled both the [[White House]] and a veto-proof Congress. Progressives settled on a system that allowed private insurance companies to continue to operate, provided they sold only policies dictated by progressive regulators. A dictate that all American adults - working or not working - be required to purchase insurance, or submit to eligibility requirements for [[entitlement]] care by means testing, was also implemented. Penalties accrued for anyone non-compliant. The plan was phased in over a period of election cycles with the hope that those who received a subsidized entitlement would appreciate "free healthcare," and when the plan failed would support a progressive single payer system. The single payer system then would need progressives in Congress perpetually to ensure its annual funding.

===Same-sex "marriage"===

===Same-sex "marriage"===

===Attacks on Free Speech===

===Attacks on Free Speech===

One of the first steps by Progressives in shutting down all opposition is [[censorship]], [[shadow banning]], and attacks on the free expression of ideas. Progressives do not foreswear [[violence]] to attain [[political]] objectives, and the [[terrorism|terrorist group]]/[[hate group]] [[Antifa]] claims itself as a militant progressive organization.<ref>Multiple references:

One of the first steps by Progressives in shutting down all opposition is [[censorship]], [[shadow banning]], and attacks on the free expression of ideas. Progressives do not forsake [[violence]] to attain [[political]] objectives, and the [[terrorism|terrorist group]]/[[hate group]] [[Antifa]] claims itself as a militant progressive organization.<ref>Multiple references:

*Suarez Sang, Lucia I. (September 3, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/03/fbi-dhs-warned-increasingly-violent-antifa-clashes-in-2016-documents-show.html FBI, DHS warned of increasingly violent Antifa clashes in 2016, documents show]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

*Suarez Sang, Lucia I. (September 3, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/03/fbi-dhs-warned-increasingly-violent-antifa-clashes-in-2016-documents-show.html FBI, DHS warned of increasingly violent Antifa clashes in 2016, documents show]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

*Meyer, Josh (September 1, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/antifa-charlottesville-violence-fbi-242235 FBI, Homeland Security warn of more ‘antifa’ attacks]. ''Politico''. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

*Meyer, Josh (September 1, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/antifa-charlottesville-violence-fbi-242235 FBI, Homeland Security warn of more ‘antifa’ attacks]. ''Politico''. Retrieved September 1, 2017.