In my opinion, denoting your personal viewpoint as "progressive" (in the sense of 'my politics = progress = good') is egotistical at best and pure hubris at worst. And reading both TFA in question and the post linked from it, and all I got from the author was the sentiment that "hey maybe we shouldn't bring out the torches and pitchforks at the merest suggestion that someone may not always genuflect before the current Doctrine of Rightthink."
I never said my viewpoints were progressive. I was asking the question: is it possible to, through the application of reason, distinguish between progressive and regressive ideas?
Unless we can reason our way through ideas, what hope is there that we can find our way out of a paper bag?
