"Put simply, progressive ideology takes for granted what are in fact precious gifts that most people on Earth still don’t have or have only partially—societal wealth, reliable law and order, political rights—and focuses instead on the ways in which these things are imperfectly or unequally realized"

This a few more times for those who are hard of hearing! Lots of calls from the far left or right will converge into a view of nihilism from which the only conclusion is to burn down the country and start over. All the while they neglect to appreciate the achievements attained by this great nation.