▲ 189 ▼ 'I'm not a progressive': Fetterman breaks with the left, showing a maverick side (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 144 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Progressives are basically the left wing of the neoliberal consensus but not "left" if we're talking like actual left ideologies ie socialism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] derekabutton@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I always understood it otherwise, that progressive was more to the left, outside that neoliberal democrat stance. But these things change over time and I may have always just misunderstood. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Leftists generally call themselves leftists. Progressives are usually Social Democrats, ie Scandinavian Capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] derekabutton@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I always understood it otherwise, that progressive was more to the left, outside that neoliberal democrat stance. But these things change over time and I may have always just misunderstood. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Leftists generally call themselves leftists. Progressives are usually Social Democrats, ie Scandinavian Capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Leftists generally call themselves leftists. Progressives are usually Social Democrats, ie Scandinavian Capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent