2018/08/30/Offering a more progressive definition of freedom
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- when: 2018/08/30
- author: Jason Kottke
- source: kottke.org
- topics: freedom Issuepedia:Reclaiming words Pete Buttigieg US/IN/South Bend
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- link: https://kottke.org/18/08/offering-a-more-progressive-definition-of-freedom
- title: Offering a more progressive definition of freedom
- summary: Pete Buttigieg is the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He is a progressive Democrat, Rhodes scholar, served a tour of duty in Afghanistan during his time as mayor, and is openly gay. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Buttigieg talked about the need for progressives to recast concepts that conservatives have traditionally “owned” – like freedom, family, and patriotism – in more progressive terms.