The Progressives were just horrible, horrible people, who destroyed much, But may have accidentally improved a few things.
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Have long suspected progressivism was an attempt to take public health techniques developed c. 1850-1890 and apply them to everything.
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The cholera outbreak of 1854 was a turning point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1854_Broad_Street_cholera_outbreak … Suddenly authorities could accomplish dramatic things!
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Society realized huge gains very quickly. Problem is, very few social problems behave like contagious diseases, but the metaphors stuck.
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