re: Things YOU would like to see banned in the United States

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Classic liberalism is very different than modern progressivism. The foundation of this country was a much more libertarian movement for the time

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American progressives rejected Social Darwinism, believing that the problems society faced (poverty, violence, greed, racism, class warfare) could best be addressed by providing good education, a safe environment, and an efficient workplace. Progressives lived mainly in the cities, were college educated, and believed that government could be a tool for change.[20] American President Theodore Roosevelt of the U.S. Republican Party and later the U.S. Progressive Party, declared that he "always believed that wise progressivism and wise conservatism go hand in hand".[21] American President Woodrow Wilson was also a member of the American progressive movement, wi

Tattoos!

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If ya can't beat 'em, ban 'em, amirite?

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They tend to beat themselves over time.

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American President Woodrow Wilson was also a member of the American progressive movement

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so the worst president in US history was a progressive?

shocking

Modern progressives are totalitarian which is in large part what the people that founded this country sought to escape.

What is wrong with progressivism? Isn't it a philosophy based on progress? Shouldn't that be our goal as humans? To continue to progress?

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Modern progressives are totalitarian which is in large part what the people that founded this country sought to escape.

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That is absolutely not true. Prove your statement.

Affirmative action

Aka insitutionalized racism

Can't believe this thread is this long and I am the first person to say this one...

Lobbyists - politicians are supposed to work for the people, not the corporations that fund their campaigns and buy them. Would solve the majority of the problems in our government.

cigarettes