Lol that is such bullshit. This is something RWs parrot all the time and it is not based in reality. Can you cite a prominent progressive who has EVER voiced the idea that the government must control the lives of its people? Equating common sense regulations on the private market with fascism is absolutely ridiculous.Ok what? So you’re for socializing energy but you claim progressives are different because they want state political power? What is the difference exactly?Being pro gay marriage is an easy position to have. I’m not sure what forms of energy you’re talking about, but if it’s oil then it doesn’t count. You’re close enough though I guess.You are a faux democrat. How do I know? Because you can’t think of any liberal policies you like.
Care to bet? I want to nationalize almost ALL energy production in the country. The government should be using the sale of energy as its primary source of income. That way those who can afford it can pay more to let those who can't afford it get it anyway. I am all FOR gay marriage. I am anti multinational corporations. What I am NOT is a statist, like you and all of your progressive asshats are.
I'm talking no private energy companies. They would be owned by the government. Oil companies would still be private but the power companies would all be government owned. In most areas I am a liberal Democrat. I am not, and will never be a progressive. Progressives are all about State political power. I am against that. I am about the Rights of the individual. As the classical liberals were.
Progressives demand that the State have all of the Rights, and that the People not. It's as simple as that. Progressives wish to regulate pretty much every aspect of the lives of the citizens of this country, what you can eat, what you can drink, how much, how much you have to pay someone to work at menial labor, how much of the money you earn you MUST turn over to the government who feel they are better able to spend your money than you. Etc. etc. etc.
In other words the very essence of fascism. Where I come from you are free to do as you wish so long as you harm no one else. Want to commit suicide? OK, Just don't harm somebody else when you do it. Want to take drugs. No sweat, do it in the privacy of your own home and harm no one. Etc. etc. etc.