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Ebowed
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« on: May 19, 2008, 10:57:59 PM »
There is no difference.

Democrats are forced to call themselves "progressive" because liberal has negative connotations.
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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2008, 12:24:17 AM »
Quote from: Vice-Chairman Xahar on May 19, 2008, 11:14:04 PM
Liberal means a free marketer. Progressive doesn't.

In the context of the current political climate, not really.

Liberal has been successfully branded a 'dirty' word by the GOP, to the extent that even Democratic presidential candidates cannot call themselves "liberal" without fear of political problems.  We use "progressive" simply to get around this.
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