You may have heard some talking heads on TV telling you how bad Social Progressives are. Here are some facts and you can make up your own mind.
The second Progressive movement was started by a Republican named Robert LaFollette. He was trying to seek social and economic justice for all people.
Here are some of the reforms they championed:
1. Civil Liberties
2. Direct elections
3. Fair taxes
4. Conservation of resources
5. Banking Reform
6. Control of lobbyists
7. The 17th amendment (direct election of Senators)
8. 8 hr. workday with overtime.
9. Child Labor Laws
10 Public Education
11 19th. amendment ( womens right to vote)
12. Trust Busting
Here a a partial list of some famous Progressives in the United States
Ben Franklin,Thomas Paine,Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Ralph Nader, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, Martin Luther King and finally Barack Obama.
As you can see these people were not against America or dangerous. They were trying to protect Americans against Corporations.
I felt that I needed to cover this issue again. I have been listening to people call each other Democrats, Republicans,Conservatives.and liberals. These are the principles I believe in. I will vote for any candidate who espouses these principles. I also take offense at anyone who would call me or any of these Progressives Socialists. I just proves how dumb they really are. I have also been accused of discussing politics on FB. I never waver from discussing issues and policies. I could care less if a candidate is from one party or another. I care if politicians want to represent me or only voters that can give them money. I can't afford to give money to politicians so I want to now how they feel and vote on issues .
Please do not call people like me a Socialist. It is wrong and shows how uneducated you are on the definition of that movement.
No comments:
Post a Comment