There Is A Difference Between Liberal And Progressive.
(I posted this in the general discussion forum but I feel I can be more specific here.)
Now both are good things. They often coexist. But, I think they both deal with different things. I think one can be Liberal but not Progressive. I think most people who are progressive are also Liberal. I feel like "Liberal" deals more with social issues. Liberals want equality for all people. So do Progressives, but more in the center of Progressive values and concerns, is the economy. Economic equality, pay equity, fair wages, workers unions, etc. In the center of Liberal values and concerns are issues like gay marriage, women's reproductive rights, racism(getting rid of it). I think most Progressive are Liberal because most people who consider themselves to be a Progressive care about all the things listed above equally. There are lots of people, in my opinion, who ARE Liberal but are NOT Progressive. For example, since the DLC and the Third Way were established, certain people in the Democratic Party have taken on centrist, border-line right-wing economic policies. Most of these people can be classified as Liberal but they are not Progressive. I would say Hillary Clinton is Liberal (and maybe neoliberal) but she is far from Progressive. She takes on third way DLC policies. Bernie is definitely Progressive and Liberal too. His platform stretches from ending income inequality to ending racism.
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