Regressive "Progressives"

Here's why I always use quote marks whenever I use the word "Progressive" in its currently used political/social/economic context.

The truth:

"By giving themselves this label, however, the Progressives have proven yet again that there's no delusion quite as powerful as self-delusion. The fact is that, if you pick apart each of the Progressives' stands on any major issue of the day, you'll see that either they have staked out positions that were either proven false or ineffective decades ago, or they're still fighting battles that were long ago won, making their efforts redundant (yet still, somehow, harmful to the modern political process)."

But we already knew that already, didn't we?

Still, it's important to make it clear every time it comes up.