What is Progressivism?
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Progressivism is a political philosophy whose adherents promote public policies that they believe would lead to positive social change. As a broad characterization of political leanings, political progressivism mostly refers to social liberalism, social democracy, or green politics. Progressivism may also mean prefering moderate change, as opposed to minimal or maximum change. In this sense, it is contrasted with reactionary, conservative, as well as radical ideology. Progressive logic is the value logic that gives an underlying unity to this diversity of views.\n\nAround the world\n\nUnited States\nSee main article - Progressivism in the United States\n\nProgressive Party 1912 (United States) \nProgressive Party 1924 (United States) \nProgressive Party 1948 (United States) \nProgressive Party (United States) for current parties \nProgressives dominated left-wing American politics from the 1890s to the 1920s. Today the term refers to movements on the left ranging from liberal to social democrat.\n\nEarly in the 20th century, progressives worked to reform the political process in the US. In several states, they succeeded in reducing the power of political bosses by instituting presidential primaries and non-partisan elections. They exposed corruption, and established public control of the existing monopolies over public resources, such as water and gas works. They were the driving force behind the reform and regulation of child labor, the institution of public education, and the right of women to vote. Their efforts contributed to the writing and ratification of the 17th Amendment (the direct election of senators) in 1913, and the 19th Amendment (right of women to vote in federal elections) in 1920. They sought to improve transportation for the public. They also pressured state legislatures to raise the property tax in order to spend more money on schools, parks and other public facilities. They usually worked at the state level to make changes.\n\nAustralia\nThe term progressive is popular in Australia, since many on the left usually support either the Labor Party, the Democrats or the Greens, parties opposed to the right-wing Liberal Party of Australia.\n\nCanada\nThe term progressive is also popular in Canada, since many are further left than the Liberal Party of Canada. Most supporters of the old Progressive Conservative Party of Canada did not consider themselves progressive although arguments have been made that the Mulroney government implemented progressive environmental policies. The David Orchard wing of the old PC Party was progressive in nature while the Red Tory faction, which included former Prime Minister Joe Clark, was less so. The New Democratic Party often considers itself progressive, and attempts to appeal to progressive voters.\n\nThe Progressive Party of Canada briefly rose to prominence in the 1920s. The Progressive Canadian Party, composed mostly of anti-merger Progressive Conservatives, was formed several months prior to the 2004 general election.\n\nIreland\nIn Ireland, the Progressive Democrats (in Irish, An Páirtí Daonlathach, literal back-translation: The Democratic Party) is a political party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. The Progressive Democrats’ policies are based on economic liberalism. The party is often described as right wing by supporters and critics alike, but they have several policies which are closer to the left wing.\n\nNew Zealand\nJim Anderton formed the New Zealand Progressive Party by splitting from the Alliance (New Zealand political party).\n\nThe Progressive Green Party was formed in 1995, but has now disbanded.\n\nProgressive voters also support the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand and the New Zealand Labour Party.\n\nCriticism\nEconomist and Cato Institute Fellow, Brink Lindsey argues that progressivism is the belief in moving forward, as opposed to conservatism which favors the status quo. From this he derives economic policies and their outcomes from per
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The Progressive Era is a label applied to rather broad and sometime disparate attempts in the period from the 1900 through the end of World War I in 1918 to address economic and social reform.\n\nIn several states, particularly in the West, progressive reformers advocated forms of direct democracy, such as authorizing citizen groups through "Initiative and Referendum" to propose new laws or to review the actions of legislatures by obtaining sufficient citizen signatures on petitions to allow voter referenda on specific issues.\n\nProgressives also successfully lobbied for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters enacted through the 17th Amendment to the Constitution ratified in 1913, replacing the former system by which members of the Senate were elected by each state legislature. Reformers in many states also pushed through systems to allow for the recall of elected officials.
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brave new world. its a book about a utopian society. its really good.
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Mine has a little different meaning but it is much better than being one of the little people where it is me,me, me all the time!!\n\nLiberalism is an ideology, philosophy, and political tradition that holds liberty as the primary political value.[1] Broadly speaking, liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of minorities are guaranteed. In modern society, liberals favour a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed\n\nMany of the me. me. me people are an abomination of poor parenting and usually can be classified as Fascist.
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Progressive democrat - tolerant, does not desire war,supports reproductive freedoms, not typically bound by religion\n\nLiberal: anything goes, wants change,weak foreign policy, lacks\nmorals,likes free stuff from government and they cry everytime they lose an election.
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Secular progressive.\n\nRead about more of them in Bill O'Reilly's book, "Culture Warrior"\n\nThey are a Liberal Leftest Extreme group that controls and fund most of the media and publications in America.\n\nThey are a very powerful minority.\n\nI disagree with them 100%\n\n\n\nPeople- this is not monopoly\n\n\nSP stands for Secular Progressive
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The Progressive Movement\nProgressive banner\nThe Progressive Movement was concerned about a variety of issues, including monopolies cornering the markets.\n\nThe dawn of the 20th century in Nebraska and across the nation signaled the birth of the Progressive Movement. Supporters of the movement were found in both major political parties, Democrat and Republican. While some of the alternative parties, like the Populists, were still in existence, their experiences in the 1890s had shown how hard it is to succeed outside of the two major parties. So, proponents of the Progressive Movement tended to work within the major parties, and they advanced a whole host of issues. Reformers tried to improve social conditions by implementing forward-thinking or "progressive" goals.\n\nMany of the progressive concerns in the 20th Century had roots in our previous history.\n\n    * Suffrage. When the U.S. was founded, only white men were allowed to vote and elect representatives to government. In the new 20th Century, many women were demanding suffrage, or the right to vote.\n    * Prohibition. For many social reformers, alcohol was a social evil that caused the breakdown of marriages, violence and abuse. There were many in the country who wanted to prohibit liquor.\n    * Race. During the 1800s, African American slaves were freed and became citizens, at least in name. But as blacks began to move around the country, tensions between the races boiled over.\n    * Native Americans. Throughout the 1800s, native tribes were pushed west and finally onto small parcels of land "reserved" for them, the reservations. But their legal status within the United States had not been resolved.\n    * During the 1800s, children were often forced to work long hours in back breaking jobs. The 20th Century saw a movement to outlaw child labor.\n    * Workers, young and old, were simply out on the street if they were injured on the job. Workers' compensation systems were devised during the early 1900s.\n    * Direct Elections. Before the turn of the century, members of the U.S. Senate were elected by the politicians in each state legislature. The direct election of senators by the voters was a major electoral reform.\n    * Political Reform. In many states, progressive reformers wanted to give more power to the people by allowing citizen groups to initiate new laws themselves -- the initiative -- or to review the actions of legislatures -- the referendum. These reformers pushed through "Initiative and Referendum" systems that allowed citizens to circulate petitions to put issues and proposals on the ballot. The reformers in many states also pushed through systems to allow for the recall of elected officials.\n    * Anti-Monopoly Reforms. In the new 20th Century, many businesses were becoming big business. The U.S. was a huge marketplace with lots of potential consumers, and businesses began to try and monopolize that market. They wanted to limit or eliminate competition so they could control prices and profits. Reformers said their business practices were unfair and sought to break up the monopolies or "trusts."\n\nIn Nebraska, also, these issues had been debated for years. Suffrage for women had been a reoccurring issue in Nebraska from the territorial days and had reemerged with vigor in the early 1870s. But, it would not be until the early 1900s that the state legislature would pass legislation allowing women limited voting rights -- women could vote in municipal elections and for presidential electors. A prohibition law would be passed almost at the same time as the suffrage law.\n\nProgressives faced bitter resistance from conservatives who tended to support unregulated social and economic systems, and opposed unions, reformers, socialists, communists, and anarchists. They believed that progressive reforms would take power away from the traditional power brokers -- and actually, that was precisely the point. The co
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An ideology is a system of beliefs. It has a core principal such as nationalism, sufferage, economics, distribution of wealth.  It becomes a movement if there is a social need for change that is not resolved by established groups.  For example, around 1900 the Progressive movement wanted to end the ecomonic power of trusts and make working conditions better.  This lead to specific proposals such as the 40 hour week and anti trust laws.  It became a movement when pushed by writers like Sinclar.  Politicians used the movement to increase their votes.
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There is nothing wrond with being liberal, its the opposite of conservative...  Liberal covers the entire left side of the political spectrum - it's generic for people who believe in individualism, freedom, equality, the social contract and rational evidence-based (as opposed to morality-based) public policy but often disagree on the application of these principles.
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Antidisestablishmentarianism is a political philosophy that is opposed to the separation of church and state. The term originated in the context of the nineteenth century Church of England, where "antidisestablishmentarians" were opposed to proposals to remove its status as the state church of England.
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Plagerism is not progress.  How can progress demand it.  Plagerism is no more than re-hashing an old arguement.  Plagerism is no more than theft of the brainwork of another.  That is not necessary for progress.  New, progressive thinking is what is necessary for progress.  Plagerism is necessary only for laziness.
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Try typing "define ideology" in Yahoo! Search.  You'll find a shortcut that defines most English words.  I did this and got: \nNOUN: 1. The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture. OTHER FORMS: ideologist, pl. ideologies.\n\nPut simply- it's a fancy word for the beliefs of a person or group of people.
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I think u mean uniformitarianism. Uniformitarianism- Adjective 1. supporting, conforming to, or derived from a theory or doctrine about uniformity, esp. on the subject of geology.  \n2. Geology. of or pertaining to the thesis that processes that operated in the remote geological past are not different from those observed now.\n  \nNoun 3. a person who accepts or supports a uniformitarian theory.
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Free enterprise\nor\nFind a communist utopia somewhere
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Idealism is when a certain goal/aim  is set and this is attempted to be achieved.   In a classroom setting, the idea that the teacher is the ceder of learning is beyond question , and that everything should revolve around him.   Activities are based on a clear cut goal without deviation, giving very little  chances of  being creative; that everything should be based on a 'sound" moral principle.  On the other hand, pragmatism means that the center of learning is the student and the teacher is only a facilitator.  The student solves the "problem" and adjusts to the environment and according to his needs and the society in which he  exists in.
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fascism means a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)\n\nmarxism means the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will untimately be superseded by communism\n\ncommunism means  a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership...... a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
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Furthermore, if 'pro' is the opposite of 'con', what is the OPPOSITE of progress?