Progressivism: concerned with helping society make forward progress through positive changes to the status quo. That progress can come from identifying a flaw in the nation’s systems or its culture and working to root it out, or by trying to make the nation’s strong points even stronger. If the country is a car, progressives are in charge of the gas pedal. Conservatism: concerned with conserving what is already good about society, either by fighting against the erosion of the nation’s strong qualities, or by pushing back against well-intentioned attempts at positive progress that may actually
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