The Progressives originally counted people like Woodrow Wilson among their ranks, because they were pro-segregation. (Just like they are today.) They exchanged love letters with authoritarians like Mussolini. (Just like today.) They were pro eugenics, specifically targetting poor and minority communities that they saw as "needing help." (Just like today.) They eventually fell out of favor because they were directly tied to the KKK, many chapters being founded by Progressives, which used terrorism as a tool to instigate racial hate and discourage their political rivals. (Just like today.)
This is why you couldn't find anyone identifying as Progressive until about 1990, btw: no one would dare acknowledge being part of this group until the old timers who remembered died off.
*leftism
These people aren't liberal.
Not in any sense of the word. These are leftist progressives
*regressive leftists
No no, they're Progressives. Make them own it.
The Progressives originally counted people like Woodrow Wilson among their ranks, because they were pro-segregation. (Just like they are today.) They exchanged love letters with authoritarians like Mussolini. (Just like today.) They were pro eugenics, specifically targetting poor and minority communities that they saw as "needing help." (Just like today.) They eventually fell out of favor because they were directly tied to the KKK, many chapters being founded by Progressives, which used terrorism as a tool to instigate racial hate and discourage their political rivals. (Just like today.)
This is why you couldn't find anyone identifying as Progressive until about 1990, btw: no one would dare acknowledge being part of this group until the old timers who remembered died off.
Exactly.