It chaps my whole nether region when I see centrist, incrementalist Democrats referred to as "progressive." It irks me even more deeply when that leads to McCarthyite tropes hurled at anyone to the left of Nancy Pelosi, as happened later in the thread.
The question in my reply had a twofold purpose:
- to set the parameters, via hashtags, of what "progressive" even means; and
- to point out that most of the self-identified Progressives in Congress don't check those policy boxes (perhaps they used to, in their younger days, but don't any more).
My reply made no reference to the Green Party itself. But of course my Twitter bio is quite candid regarding my partisan affiliation. So, relevant to nothing in particular, up came the "What Has the Green Party Ever Done?" line of argument. To that I replied (not shown below), "Far more than a single Tweet can encapsulate" and promised to put a complete answer on this site later. Well, more complete anyway, because I'm sure that my bulleted list below leaves out some important achievements.
There are 95 House Members of the Progressive Caucus. Progressives have a huge seat at the table in the Democratic party.
— What Biden Has Done (@What46HasDone) August 4, 2021
But it doesn't make you entitled to voters choosing your candidates just because you think you're owed them.
What has the Green Party ever done?
— It’s *A* Bible (@FDTProgressive) August 4, 2021