Language: How meanings change.

Progressive is dumping your kids at the border in hopes of a better life.

These are the same people that literally think murder and oppression are holy works of God. It's not that the word has changed. It still means progress and looking forward. But the people saying it is bad are they themselves bad. They have good and evil literally mixed tf up and think they are the good guys for killing gay people and oppressing minorities.

"Progressive" in that sense is positive or negative only according to your own point of view.

Strip away the language-mangling, party-political or sociological baggage and we are left with...

[i]Progress[/i] - the chronological sequence of events, ideas, etc. by which each leads to the next. Like walking along a footpath.

[i]Progress /ing / ive[/i] - pertaining to following that sequence. Or footpath.

In both cases, it can be for the worse such as the effects of a slowly-disabling illness, or for the better such as finding an effective treatment for it.

Unfortunately, when people start to become animated in political discourse many forget how to understand words. And thereby, some tend to show they might not understand their subject as well they should, either!

Progress of what please?
of cancer?
of technology?
of tax return?
of science?
of civilization?
of society?
of glaucoma?
of gender equality?

ANTIFA was it a bad or good thing. the meaning of words do matter. the winner writes the history books.
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Those that say it do not like change! Really simple.

What they don't want to acknowledge is that life is change therefore progressive. They unfortunately believe order is everything. And that is why religion exists. To keep their ideas of order. And only their ideas of order.

Change is an enemy for them as they see it.

here was progressive 1930 style THE NEW DEAL it gave us clean water . elec in rural areas. phone service. roads. jobs.
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Too many people looking backward and content to stay put doing so.
That's how...

Progress is bad just for dumb people.

When Congress realised what their word meant.