People don't like to discuss progressivism. They don't like to discuss the progressive party. It doesn't really make any sense to me, these are some of the most important things we ought to be discussing.
Here is the party platform of the Progressive Party. What do you see?
One of the very first declarations is for the direct election of senators - essentially the 17th amendment. Is this left wing or right wing?
It calls for nationalizing issues out of the hands of the states. Is this left wing or right wing?
There's social justice and industrial justice. Is this left wing or right wing?
The creation of a department of labor.
The creation of a National Health Service.
A progressive income tax.
Distribution of immigrants all across the countryside, not just concentrated in the cities.
Are these things left wing or right wing?
You should read the entire platform. There are items I did not address. And if you do not want to read the party platform? You can listen to a recorded version of the entire Progressive Party platform, here.
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