Of course not!
The Progressive Party is a political dinosaur. Virtually all people who would be described as "progressive" by those on this board are not members, and have probably never even heard of it.
On the other hand, most self-described progressives would agree that government has a role in curbing the excesses of capitalism, and would endorse some social programs.
But so would -- I suspect -- most contributors to this board.
What do you base that upon? And are you still using the accepted definitions, or some other ones you created?
"Self-Described Progressives" should be wary of labeling themselves with a label that creates an unwanted connotation. Also, when you "curb capitalism and create social programs," you ARE moving towards collectiveism.
And you should note that the definition was not "member of
THE Progressive Party," it was "member of
A Progressive party.
THE Progressive Party (in the US) is defunct. That does not mean there aren't current parties that hold those same (or similar) views. And labeling yourself as a "Progressive" from a political standpoint does not equate to being for "progress."
I prefer to use the term Progressive to refer to today's
pro-big-government-control-the-people liberals. Many of them would side with whoever was "offended" by the flag. We need rules to make sure we are responsive to the feelings of others.
eye is very accurate with this, when compared to the historical Progressive Party.
