Re:What the Hell Is Up with Dilbert?
by jjoonathan on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @11:33AM
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> this strain of virulent fascism is not new
To the world? No. To recent American politics? Yes, very much so.
There is no problem with taking the long perspective in your definitions, so long as you are consistent about it, but:
> If you're worried about society changing, there is no definition of the word "progressive"
No, because as we saw in the 1930 and 40s this strain of virulent fascism is not new, but sadly quite traditional - this was the conservatism bubbling through in reaction to modern liberalism.
> It's conservative to wish Roe had remained on the books?
If Roe had been an office worker they wouldn't have even qualified for early retirement, that's how briefly those rights existed - then reactionary conservatism struck to return us to the good old days.
If to make a "point" about history you have to limit your discussion to things that changed only in the last 30-50 years, you might have an alternate agenda.