A progressive cares about personal freedom and fairness. We don't like the government to make moral decisions for us. We believe in equal rights for all people, regardless of gender, age, income, religion, sexual orientation or disability. We strongly believe in the separation of church and state. We don't see issues as black and white, there are always shades of gray. We don't believe in sacrificing our young people in non-defensive wars. We have empathy for people different from ourselves.

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