Progressive

‘Progressive’ refers to something that makes progress over something else. It is often used as a converse to ‘regressive’ and ‘stale’. A stance that places significant enough value on progressiveness is relatively progressive, and can be referred to as progressivism. There’s nothing progressive about “my truth” if your truth contradicts reality to make you feel better. The soul who came up with Oral Rehydration Therapy was a progressive who saved the lives of countless poor people. A person demanding we deny biology is just a power tripper.--- Eric Weinstein, Sep 2020Eric Weinstein @EricRWeinstein 8:00 AM · Sep 16, 2020·Twitter for iPhoneProgressivism is the support for or advocacy of social reform.[1] As a philosophy, it is based on the idea of progress, which asserts that advancements in science, technology, economic development and social organization are vital to the improvement of the human condition.[Progressive is a] term that former liberals co-opted when they discovered that their delusional beliefs didn't fit any recognized definition of the word liberal.
These fools are frequently self-loathing, unsuccessful losers who can only feel better by projecting their failures onto their opponents.
A "Progressive" is identified by the following behaviors/beliefs:
- Knows what is best for everybody else
- Claims to be well-informed even though they get their news/talking points from the Daily KOS and/or MSNBC— UrbDict dated November 04, 2013 
Racially progressive. Technologically progressive. Scientifically progressive. 
Related concepts: Mature; Edgy; Advanced; Transgressive; Experimental; New; Reform; Reformist
== Rhizomata ==
* Progress; Process; Backwards; Conservative
* Progress
* Progressive revelation
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