Once upon a time there were Progressives who actually believed in progress...

“From wealth is good, to wealth is bad”, etc.
- Diagram from Stephen Hick's book Postmodernism Explained .

Long ago there were progressive people who truly believed in progress, who, despite their flaws, believed in a brighter and better future. They were replaced by the New Left around 1970 with the new motto "Learn to live with less , your greedy bastard is full of hate!" The Apollo program is the final applause of the old progressives, and Earth Day environmental awareness is a manifestation of the new left that has come to replace them.
“Now this progress does have some serious drawbacks to progress. One is the willingness to destroy people's personal plans for the sake of their grandiose plans for society. Others grossly underestimate how toxic socialism and government regulation are to the economy, but they still prefer a better, brighter, more prosperous future that says, "Learn to live with less!" The rest of Earth Day is not.

''Deep Lurker'', commentator Samizdat

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