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Originally Posted by Guest
Obviously, you and your fellow "conservatives" do not want to be identified as being Progressive - which means going forward.
The opposite of progressive is Regressive - which means "going backwards".
As I am very happy to be a Progressive, I am just going to be referring to you and your backward thinking ilk as Regressives.
By the way, Regresssives are not relevant in today's world. Get out of the way of progress or get run over!!
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Liberal supporters continue to re-define anything to make it fit their position or agenda.
pro·gres·sive
prəˈɡresiv/
adjective
adjective: progressive
1.
happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step.
"a progressive decline in popularity"
synonyms: continuing, continuous, increasing, growing, developing, ongoing, accelerating, escalating; More
gradual, step-by-step, cumulative
"progressive deterioration"
(of a disease or ailment) increasing in severity or extent.
"progressive liver failure"
(of taxation or a tax) increasing as a proportion of the sum taxed as that sum increases.
"steeply progressive income taxes"
(of a card game or dance) involving a series of sections for which participants successively change place or relative position.
archaic
engaging in or constituting forward motion.
2.
(of a group, person, or idea) favoring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
"a relatively progressive governor"
favoring or promoting change or innovation.
"a progressive art school"
synonyms: modern, liberal, advanced, forward-thinking, enlightened, enterprising, innovative, pioneering, dynamic, bold, avant-garde, reforming, reformist, radical; informalgo-ahead
"progressive views"
antonyms: conservative, reactionary
relating to or denoting a style of rock music popular especially in the 1980s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions.
3.
Grammar
denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g., am writing, was writing.
noun
noun: progressive; plural noun: progressives; noun: progressive proof; plural noun: progressive proofs
1.
a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
synonyms: innovator, reformer, reformist, liberal, libertarian
"he is very much a progressive"
2.
Grammar
a progressive tense or aspect.
"the present progressive"
I have underscored the part of the definition that applies to you and those like you.
Oh by the way it does not mean moving forward....that is poetic liscence to suit the subject (actually this is just bait to give some a bone to knaw upon).