• crandall@lemmy.today
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    7 hours ago

    “This is not the time to show how progressive we can be. People need to see us fighting.”

    That’s… That’s the same thing

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      4 hours ago

      People need to see us fighting.”

      fighting against the fascists or fighting each other

      yes

      • Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz
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        5 hours ago

        Being progressive in the U.S. largely means moving towards what is centrist by European standards anyhow.

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          In reality, there are various definitions of “progressive”. Yours is yours, agreed on by millions, but millions of other people use different definitions.

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            3 hours ago

            Each person’s views will be slightly different, but ‘progressive’ in the context of American politics generally implies a platform that includes a support for universal healthcare, free college tuition, universal childcare, LGBTQ+ rights, being pro-immigrant, and anti-billionaire, among other unifying issues. Foreign policy preferences are more likely to vary, but being pro-Palestine and pro-Ukraine are to be generally expected.