My parents will swear up and down that they're progressive but are anti-gay and anti-abortion under any circumstance and I've met many other "progressives" with similar views that I always have to give them a side eye.
Pro social issues when it comes to race but it pretty much ends there.So they're what, pro UHC and regulation etc. but against social issues?
Way to out yourself.
What does this even mean. How are you defining progressive?i don't really frame it that way, but the number of people i know who call themselves progressives and would be better off just calling themselves liberal or centrist or center-left or something is quite high, yes
Nothing, to most people.
Pro social issues when it comes to race but it pretty much ends there.
that poster is partially rite tbh. theres a reason many of the minorities here have either left or have had serious talks with mods over how this site is.
Sounds like the progressives I've read about in history books. This recent generation of progressives are much better than the ones that came before imo.
Not really anything of value though, anywhere like this will have it's fair share of people who could be called out like that.that poster is partially rite tbh. theres a reason many of the minorities here have either left or have had serious talks with mods over how this site is.
Depends entirely on your own personal values. As for OP's example, I think being anti-gay and anti-abortion are disqualifying from being considered "progressive", but Mekanos pretty much laid out the flaws in using the term as a qualifier.What's the difference between "fake progressive" and "not as progressive as I am"?
That's the answer, it's a problem that needs to be addressed because as you see from some posts they would rather undermine and throw people under the bus for no reason.I feel like gatekeeping who is and is not a "real progressive" can be pretty problematic and can cause infighting within groups that really shouldn't be trying to fight each other.
Is it? Many minorities have left for a reason.
I just always find it ironic how seemingly every user on Era (including many in this thread) makes a hobby of saying that every one else on the site is not progressive enough (thereby implying that they are the Most Progressive).that poster is partially rite tbh. theres a reason many of the minorities here have either left or have had serious talks with mods over how this site is.