tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916689081082263495.post7759555341726585098..comments2024-03-12T00:14:05.461-07:00Comments on progressingamerica: How did progressivism get re-branded as liberalism? Who did the re-branding?progressingamericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17926524162867559025noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916689081082263495.post-41693933726154884872016-08-03T07:47:46.090-07:002016-08-03T07:47:46.090-07:00There are other parts of this speech which deserve...There are other parts of this speech which deserve mention. From the 5-8 pargraphs, he talks about the Democrat party being the party of progress, without proclaiming himself as a progressive. This is important. This is a part of the re-branding.<br /><br />He proclaims that the "great indomitable, unquenchable, progressive soul" of Wilson is with them.<br /><br />Paragraph 8 is the key - where he conflates "progress" and "liberalism" as being the same thing. That's the turning point. That turning point - it is very difficult to understate how important that is. And finally, paragraph 15, which I quoted above in the main body of blog posting.<br /><br />Re-branding and re-naming has a long history, rooted in the ideology of progressivism, we see them do that today with for example, anybody remember the ACORN scandal? The progressives have been re-naming and re-branding themselves since Edward Bellamy and the Nationalist movement jump started this nightmare.progressingamericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926524162867559025noreply@blogger.com