11-25-2019, 06:40 PM
Is the party too far to the left, or has the Overton Window shifted to the right in the past few decades in a way that makes it appear that progressive ideas are extreme? Some of the policies mentioned in this thread have been favored by one or both parties at some point prior to the Reagan years.
In all seriousness, though, there are a lot of things at play in all of this. But the shifting Overton Window has a large role to play in this perception.
In all seriousness, though, there are a lot of things at play in all of this. But the shifting Overton Window has a large role to play in this perception.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
