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I think "progressives" should generally be classified as "right-wing" and not "left-wing", because they generally only seek to improve things for demographics of specific privilege, they don't seek true equity
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Example: "working people should be better socially supported", which excludes those who cannot work for whatever reason
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@joepie91 British politicians love to throw the phrase "hardworking families" around a lot, because they assume that everyone thinks it includes them
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@joepie91 In modern practice, it's customary to patch it over by using categories such as "working class people".