Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024
Beau of the Fifth Column on Progressives and Conservatives

What does it mean to be a Progressive? What to Conservatives stand for? Beau of the Fifth Column provides insights into what it means to be a Progressive today, and why Conservatives, by definition, have no new ideas.

POINTS

  • In the 1860s, the Republicans were the Progressive Party. That is not the case anymore.
  • Conservatives have always been the resistance to progress. Eventually, the gains that Progressives make become the new status quo and the new identity of conservatism.
  • Progressives, like Abraham Lincoln, upset the status quo.
  • The goals will change over time, but the same two groups of people, Progressives and Conservatives, will always be at odds with each other.

By LeftViewpoint

I am politically left by U.S. standards, although I'd be considered moderate in most European Countries. I believe in universal healthcare, a UBI, equal opportunity to education, and expanded democracy. I think the free market works best for most industries. However, I am convinced that some industries, such as healthcare and education, do not respond to market forces and should be publically funded. Additionally, I believe industries that damage and destroy the environment should be regulated. My views are my own, and they do not necessarily represent what other people on the left believe. In that sense, LeftViewpoint is "a" left viewpoint, not "the" left viewpoint.

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