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Progressive Values Stories: Ahjamu Makalani on Justice
By Edwin Rutsch (about the author) Page 2 of 2 page(s)
Edwin: What do progressive values feel like for you. Answer: It makes me feel hopeful, that what I’m doing is important, that humanity is moving forward. And it’s a struggle. I always end my comments with “la lucha continua” -- the struggle continues. That’s what we do when we engage in political dialogue and political movements. It’s moving the issues forward. In terms of progressive values, what I’m doing is moving progressive issues forward. I’m just another person. It makes me feel that I’m contributing, it makes me feel good about myself, that I’m contributing, and that I have a stake. It’s important. It’s difficult at times to kind of put a real label on feelings. Because feelings are what they are. It’s something that you feel. You can only describe. It’s not something that you can’t associate with love, but I remember when Che Guevara had made this dictum that to be a revolutionary, you must love people. 
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Progressive v Conservative Values? Ahjamu Makalani
A conservative value would be those social conservatives that at one point supported segregation, that supported. That value is steeped in their understanding of the Bible. It's extremely sexist, patriarchal, in terms of their social values.
On the other hand Progressive values is a liberation of how we value ourselves in the forward progress of humanity. We believe it is beneficial for humanity for everyone to have health care because if one is healthy one can be productive, one can contribute, contribute in terms of thinking, physically contribute. Also we believe that preemptive war is destructive to the progress of humanity. And a woman's right to have of her reproductive system.
More on Justice
Defintion:
- The quality of being just; fairness.
- The principle of moral rightness; equity.
- Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness.
- The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law.
- Law The administration and procedure of law.
- Conformity to truth, fact, or sound reason: The overcharged customer was angry, and with justice.
Discussion:
Justice is a collective term that can be divided into two broad categories: just behavior, the treatment of others with genuine respect and in an equitable manner, and the administration of law, in which a judge or panel of judges, a magistrate, or a jury enforce legislation, with the objectives of protecting victims and lawfully punishing perpetrators. ....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice
General Questions:
- What is personally the most important progressive value to you?
- Do you have a personal story or anecdote of how you learned some insight into this value?
- Do you have any thoughts about justice?
- How does the progressive value of justice differ from conservative values?
- How have conservative values failed?
More Progressive Values Stories:
I am working on a documentary to answer the question, What are Progressive Values? So far, I have interviewed over 100 progressives and have placed over 350 video clips on YouTube with the various replies. This is part of a continuing series of interviews of progressives telling their personal stories about their progressive values. More Stories at:
http://progressivespirit.com/InterviewStories/ProgressiveValuesStories.htm
Edwin Rutsch
What Are Progressive Values? Documentary Project
http://ProgressiveSpirit.com
and Study Group
http://www.dfalink.com/group.php?id=2285
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