You really believe this? I am surprised. This has got to be one of the most inane "definitions" I have ever heard. It is absolutely typical of "progressives" to paint these lies and color themselves as wonderful and enlightened. My link was to an actual leftist website, the kind of leftist the progressives pretend to be. The criticism was from within. It's easy to find self-congratulatory tripe like this below:
Populism and progressivism are similar in that both of them claim to be acting for the good of everyone, and in particular “ordinary people.”
All political movements claim this. Might as well say they both breath air. Starts off insipid, and gets worse...
But even this singular similarity is misleading, because progressives and populists define “ordinary people”—or even “everyone”—differently. As mentioned before, European populist authoritarians define “the people” as white people, and more specifically white Christians.
Complete rubbish.
And rather than truly wanting to help “the people,” populist authoritarians want to divide people against each other, blaming minorities and other groups for the hardships of “ordinary people” and even the government’s own failings.
Another tactic of the Woke. Accuse others of what they are doing themselves. Blaming minorities is not a feature of the right that I see. However, this is a necessary like for the progressives because it furthers their aim of creating division, hatred and distrust.
Progressives, on the other hand, are more inclusive. They genuinely want every member of society to have an equal chance to contribute and succeed.
What saints! They want everyone who supports their agenda and quest for power succeed. The rest of us can die for all they care.
Rather than highlighting what makes us different from one another, as populist authoritarians do, progressives point to what we all have in common, what unites us,
This is into alternate reality stuff. A mirror image of the real world. They literally spend every day of their lives trying to divide.
Perhaps the biggest difference, then, is that progressives believe in, and work towards, equality, whereas populist authoritarians actively work to create unequal societies.
Yeah right. The ideal progressive society is the USSR circa 1970. Everybody poor, except for the elite.
And this means weakening or getting rid of people, organizations, or institutions that help safeguard equality and equal protection under the law. Civil society groups and independent judges are often at the top of this list.
Equal protection under the law, equality. More nonsense. Some are more protected than others, depending on their political views. Nobody is working harder to destroy what's left of human rights guaranteed by the constitution. This is bizarro-land, but I supposed the fascists who call themselves progressives read this crap and think to themselves, "Yes, that's me. I am enlightened and kind and wonderful. Unlike all those other citizens we need to crush."
Edit: After ranting all this, it occurs to me that you are just trolling, Mr. Cannuck. The article I posted was from a committed environmentalist on the left who is concerned about climate change, like you. I could easily post an article by Sean Hannity that tears into the progressives, but what would be the point? Likewise, if you want to convince me that a policy I support is awful, find something written by someone I can respect, something with a reasoned argument rather than hyperbole. Someone who is not beholden to a certain political perspective.