Is this the most progressive decade since the 1960's?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The 2010s are the most progressive since the '70s. Sure, we have the Tea Party, but it's balanced by the more popular Occupy.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The 1980s, 1990s and 2000s could probably all be described as "conservative" decades.

The 2000s were the most conservative decade in America's history - easily.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The Tea Party partially took over one of the big two parties. Occupy is best known from being rousted from parks.

But Occupy is much more popular than the Tea Party, and had many more people participating in it. Less powerful certainly, but more popular.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The Tea Party certainly has more people participating in it than Occupy ever did.

Simply not true. I've been involved in Occupy Cincinnati for 4 years, and I've discovered that some people who I went to school with or otherwise knew years ago have also been involved.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Tea party rallies were often huge as well; it's just that they didn't destroy public property or break laws to try to make a point. 

Uh, yes they did.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Occupy and the Tea Party are both sharply declining in relevance, and we're only halfway through the decade.

The difference is that Occupy has largely evolved into other movements such as Black Lives Matter. A lot of the people in Black Lives Matter were Occupy regulars.

What has the Tea Party evolved into?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Occupy and the Tea Party are both sharply declining in relevance, and we're only halfway through the decade.

The difference is that Occupy has largely evolved into other movements such as Black Lives Matter. A lot of the people in Black Lives Matter were Occupy regulars.

What has the Tea Party evolved into?

An actual full-fledged political apparatus that's running the GOP. 

But do they have much public support?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Occupy and the Tea Party are both sharply declining in relevance, and we're only halfway through the decade.

The difference is that Occupy has largely evolved into other movements such as Black Lives Matter. A lot of the people in Black Lives Matter were Occupy regulars.

What has the Tea Party evolved into?

An actual full-fledged political apparatus that's running the GOP. 

But do they have much public support?

They have their strongest Congressional majorities since the 1920s so I'd say yes. 

That's from gerrymandering.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The Senate has been gerrymandered by the failure to admit D.C. as a state.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

However when it comes to race relations (education equality, equal pay, reparations, integrated schools), welfare, prisons, Native American rights, corporate influence in elections, voting rights, and other issues of transferring wealth or privilege, the conversations are happening, but the actions remain weak or moving in the wrong direction.

In other words, progressive ideas are more popular now, but are less likely to be enacted.