How does the stock market go up? In a straight line? No, it moves up and down, but mostly up. That's why index funds are better, no?
How do we move forward? Do we go straight ahead? Well, dictatorship is always moving straight ahead, because they can easily define what is progressive and what is regressive, by looking at the dictator. If progressiveness and regressiveness is so easy to define, what do we even need democracy for? Let's just find the most progressive person and appoint him our president/prime minister/chariman/king/chieftain, and let him lead us forward.
And just what are those ideas? I'm guessing not everyone will agree to them.
> I haven’t stated what I believe to be progressive or regressive. You don’t know what viewpoints I hold.
It doesn't matter. My point is not everyone will agree with your viewpoints.