I voted yes because he replaced Harper for the most part. i think the Liberals are
more progressive and more for the middle class and younger people. I have a
number of grand kids with families of their own and they really like him the hated
Harper with a passion. As for policy he is rebuilding the public service and is in
the planning stages for a number of programs.
Over all I am more positive than I was.
Grumpy - do you know what the term "progressive" even means nowadays? Seriously. It's not a good term - it's a term that has lost its initial meaning. Being a "progressive" means the following:
- tolerating no opinions and disagreeing with the progressive philosophy means you're a bigot or racist or some such.
- no responsibility for anything (i.e. its always someone elses' fault)
- every woman and child are "victims" of something
- everyone who actually is successful must pay for those who aren't. It also means that if you have something that I want, then I
expect that you will pay for it because I can't and/or won't and it's simply not fair.
- Do not have common sense because
ideology rules
That's what being "progressive" means It means being divisive instead of reconciling; it means "my way or the highway" because any other way means that you are ignorant or just plain dumb. We can't learn from History because that's in the past.
This ideology will break not only this country but any country that holds this ideology will suffer the consequences.
I'm thinking Grumpy, that the word "progressive" (at least I hope) means something very different to you then those items above. People seem to thing being "progressive" is very "cool" but its not because of what it means today.
Personally, I used to think progressive meant "forward looking" and "developing" society for the better for everyone and every person's opinion is valued and taken into consideration before decisions are made. Huh, what is that called .... oh, I know - compromise!! The ability to agree to disagree instead of being called names. Apparently that is not so. Look at our universities and colleges - demanding that only what they approve of be allowed on campuses - no alternative opinions allowed. That's being "progressive" - to me that's being REGRESSIVE and that, in and of itself, is extremely dangerous!
So Grumpy, I would REALLY hesitate before I called myself a "progressive" or agree to the "progressive" ideology because it may not be what you think it is.
Just sayin'
Dixie