• Nougat@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    A Walton Family Foundation spokesperson provided a statement explaining that its grant “supports work to highlight initiatives connecting young people to careers and jobs earlier in their K-12 schooling experience.”

    Imagine that, the Waltons promoting child labor.

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    8 months ago

    Has anyone noticed that the term “liberal” is being thrown around a lot and “progressive” is actively ignored?

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      8 months ago

      Because they want to fan the confusion between economically liberal and socially liberal. It’s probably done on purpose.

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      Because they know that “progressive” has a nice ring to it that makes it pretty plain what the associated values are. Everyone understands what “progress” means, and it’s generally got a positive connotation.

      But “liberal” sounds like someone who abuses their freedom overmuch. It has been turned into a dirty word.