Our nation is not the same as it was 100 years ago; it's not even the same as it was 10 years ago. Many things have changed in all aspects of the country. Computers and the Internet have taken over, media has changed and even social life is different then it used to be. America is almost an entirely different country now, so why should the structures guiding the nation be the same as they were 10 or 100 years ago. This is one of the ideas behind progressivism; if the country is changing then the way the country is being run should also be changed. What may have been a good system in the past might not continue to be as good when things change around it.
Our country has been changing and so has the idea of progressivism. However, progressivism is something that should not be changed. Progressivism, during the early 1900's, was a much more powerful thing than it is today. There was a reason that both democratic and republican parties supported the idea back then. There is also a reason why its popularity has decreased by almost 50% in this day and age.
Progressivism used to the based upon the ideals that nearly everyone can agree upon. Progressives wanted equality for the working man, rights for women and less child labor, among many other things. In short progressivism strove to change those things that everyone saw as wrong. Because of these foundations the progressive era was one of the most influential eras in shaping the United States. Progressives today are different. Progressivism has fallen under the influence of politics. It has become a party in the battle for power that all political parties are a part of. No longer is it an independent set of ideals, but instead it has become a specific way to govern the nation. Before, progressivism sought to change government to better fit the changing nation. Now, generalized, the party fights for more government. It may be possible, but I highly doubt that every part of the government needs to be bigger. Originally progressivism had the ability to fine tune the government, somethings needed to be larger and other smaller, now that is not an option.
Progressivism fights for progress, but there is one thing that it should fight to keep from progressing and that is itself. Progressivism is an idea that cannot go bad, the idea of making the world a better place to live in. However by changing it becomes something that no longer fully supports what it was originally meant for.
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