Difference between revisions of "Progressive"
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| − | '''Progressive''' is new term that most [[politician|politicians]] who considered themselves to be [[liberal]] have given themselves. The term came about short before the [[2006 elections]]. It implemented to help distance politicians, mainly [[Democrats]], for the negative history associated with various members of the party at that time. It also was meant to create a belief that [[conservatives]] were not able to think of a progressive{{circular}} future for the [[United States]]. | + | '''Progressive''' policies, in [[political science]], are those which make progress towards goals seen as benefiting society. Since all politicians claim that their ideas and policies are meant to benefit the public, calling a policy "progressive" is thus practically meaningless. In US politics, "progressive" is a synonym for "[[Liberal]]", used to evade the bad connotation of the latter term. |
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| + | The term ''Progressive'' is new term that most [[politician|politicians]] who considered themselves to be [[liberal]] have given themselves. The term came about short before the [[2006 elections]]. It implemented to help distance politicians, mainly [[Democrats]], for the negative history associated with various members of the party at that time. It also was meant to create a belief that [[conservatives]] were not able to think of a progressive{{circular}} future for the [[United States]]. | ||
While the term has been popular among the [[media]], most of the population still refers to the two major philosophies as [[conservative]] and liberal. The majority opinion of this event is because the current population has a set history with these two titles. Also its easier to visualization the contrasts between conservative and liberal instead of conservative and progressive. | While the term has been popular among the [[media]], most of the population still refers to the two major philosophies as [[conservative]] and liberal. The majority opinion of this event is because the current population has a set history with these two titles. Also its easier to visualization the contrasts between conservative and liberal instead of conservative and progressive. | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, March 18, 2008
Progressive policies, in political science, are those which make progress towards goals seen as benefiting society. Since all politicians claim that their ideas and policies are meant to benefit the public, calling a policy "progressive" is thus practically meaningless. In US politics, "progressive" is a synonym for "Liberal", used to evade the bad connotation of the latter term.
The term Progressive is new term that most politicians who considered themselves to be liberal have given themselves. The term came about short before the 2006 elections. It implemented to help distance politicians, mainly Democrats, for the negative history associated with various members of the party at that time. It also was meant to create a belief that conservatives were not able to think of a progressive[circular definition]
future for the United States.
While the term has been popular among the media, most of the population still refers to the two major philosophies as conservative and liberal. The majority opinion of this event is because the current population has a set history with these two titles. Also its easier to visualization the contrasts between conservative and liberal instead of conservative and progressive.