It seems to me that many people just 'make-up' their own definitions of what "progressivism" means, kind of like calling anything they don't like, "Nazi, Socialist, and Fascist", without much clue as to what those things really mean in actuality.
Which of these definitions seems like the better way to go, which system is dominant in American society, and which would one rather see in a dominant position in America society-? Define: Progressivism http://tinyurl. com/36u33fu Definitions of corporatocracy on the Web: Corporatocracy or corpocracy is a form of government where corporations, conglomerates or government entities with private components, control the direction and governance of a country. Corporatocracy, in social theories that focus on conflicts and opposing interests within society, denotes a system of government that serves the interest of, and may de facto be run by, corporations and involves ties between government and business. where corporations, conglomerates, and/or government entities with private components, control the direction and governance of a country, including carrying out economic planning notwithstanding the 'free market' label. Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporatocracy On Aug 9, 2:03 am, Laurie Ann Poole <[email protected]> wrote: > <You might also be a redneck if you come across the street and quietly tell > me that you have been talking to the neighbors and they all agree that they > do not want "n***s in this neighborhood." > > You might be a redneck if your child's teacher sends home part of a document > and the part starts off with the words. "We hold these truths to be > self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator > with certain unalienable rights." The teacher is asking the students to see > if their parents would sign the document and you say that you will not sign > it because much of it you do not understand and the rest you do not agree > with. > > You might also be a redneck meeting with other rednecks. If you go around > the neighborhood showing people the document and getting them to sign a > petition to complain to the school board that their child's teachers are > exposing the children to such dangerous ideas. Those who sign might also be > rednecks.> {Russell Williams} > > Rebuttal <If you come home with a document that says "All men are created > equal" and the parents say that's not relevant in the modern world, they > might be progressives. If you say the constitution is a living breathing > document, you may be a progressive. If you say salvation has to be achieved > collectively, you may a Liberation theologian, not a Christian. If you > believe in social justice, rather then equal justice, you believe in > dividing people along lines of class and race, you are a Marxist. If a > President assumes federal control over two of the big auto companies, the > banking industry, school loans, all credit, and finance, and seeks to > control though regulation all energy production, then he is a socialist. > > If you think the 1st amendment has a separation of church and state in it, > and protects us from church intrusion, you got a progressive education. If > you think the 2nd amendment created the national guard, and lets you go > hunting, ditto. If you think the 9th and 10th amendments were made obsolete > by the Civil War, ditto again. If you think the commerce clause gives > Congress the power to force individuals to buy insurance, you must think > Obama can walk on water. > > So if you believe in some or all of these things, it puts you in the > Marxist progressive camp. For over 100 years the progressives have tried to > break our links to the Founders and the Constitution. They have tried to > rewrite history, in fact, the term revisionism was coined by a progressive > in 1903. Amazing that the progressives who hate the Constitution, and have > worked so hard to destroy its true meaning, love to twist it for their own > purpose. At the time of the founding, 9 states had official state churches; > now, a school can't sanction a prayer? > > So talk all you want about rednecks not recognizing the Declaration, > Russell, progressives, and Marxists are far more dangerous. Besides your > progressive President Woodrow Wilson said the Declaration was just a > meaningless list of grievances. Remember, progressives have to get rid of it > because it says that our rights come from God. As for racism, nothing is > more racist than the welfare state. Was that created by rednecks or > progressives? {Robert Hartenstine} -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/webtv-pals?hl=en.
