I think anyone who has been paying even the slightest bit of attention over the years or who has actually taken the necessary steps to educate themselves on such matters, can tell you that the basic difference between a progressive and a communist is their attitude toward social change. Progressives believe that society can be guided to evolve into their preferred system; communists, on the otherr hand, believe that a violent revolution is actually necessary in order to uproot the existing social order. And as such, I think it's fairly safe to say that if nothing else, the increasingly tense exchanges between the radical malcontents of the Occupy movement and the less so supporters of Barry's, administration, demonstrate that this distinction is far more than purely academic. Those who so very proudly profess their support for the communist system are now beginning to come out of the woodwork with what can only be described as an increasing regularity. And I think it fair to ask, might that be happening because they feel they have a fellow traveler, of sorts, currently 'occupying' the White House?
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