The Progressives, and the broader Left in general, truly believe that people are but interchangeable widgets in a greater collective whole, i.e. the “Masses.” They claim to speak for all of us, and for elected officials to speak for all of us in all things, rather than be stewards with but delegated powers.
Even when it comes to “environmental issues,” the far Left presumes to speak for all of us and make sure we do what they think is best for each of us. As has become common, the elitist few presume to ask of our elected officials a surrender of our freedoms to their political agenda. We are not the masses to be molded by the few:
A little mood music: