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Essential Difference Between Progressives and Conservatives:?
Conservatives think the world IS better than it is, Progressives think the world CAN be better than it is.
Thelonius, it is the current regime (your party) that has been expanding the federal government's power at a record rate. Go "edumacate yarself."
5 Answers
- justgoodfolkLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Nice. I've always liked this one myself.
"The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected."
G. K. Chesterton
- Anonymous1 decade ago
If you believe the current administration is Conservative you have no business pontificating on the differences in political ideologies.
"A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy."
—F. A. Hayek
- nilesladLv 61 decade ago
Conservatives think government is the problem. Progressives think it's the solution.
- 5 years ago
@Ark, IMHO, gave you the best answer. I will point out that the conservative ideology is NOT the same thing as the Republican Party. There are people who have conservative views in the Democratic Party as well as Independents. The liberal ideology is NOT the same thing as the Democratic Party. There are people who have liberals views in the Republican Party as well as Independents. Most people are moderate, having some liberal and some conservative views.. Political Party is irrelevant.
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- 1 decade ago
Nope, "progressives" want to use the coercive power of the state to FORCE things to be better.