FAQ

Frequently Never Asked Questions We Thought We’d Answer Anyway

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What happened to regular Wednesdays?

Hate to break it to you, our sisters and brothers, but those days are gone.

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How do you guys feel about politics?

Well, as we say in our Story, we love our country far more than politics. The two of us don’t belong to the same political party, and we’ve voted for Republicans, Democrats, and so-called third-party candidates, including members of the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Independence Party, and Working Families Party. There are Republicans we agree with on some issues, and there are Democrats we would never vote for. All this begs a punning, but serious, question: why do the two biggest parties always sound like more fun than they are? The answer for us is that the Dems and the GOP can’t possibly represent our country’s best interests all of the time, but maybe its citizens can.

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Well, what are you guys all about?

We’re about a gradual and continuous progressive change in this country, and we’re about, well, we’re about all this too.

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So, where are you guys from?

Matt first lived in Niagara Falls, New York. Eric first lived in Washington (the district that lacks equal representation, not the state). You can read more about Matt and Eric, here and here, respectively.

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Do you guys hate big businesses?

Not inherently. There are definitely ethical differences in large, publicly traded corporations, and many of the fee-fi-fo-fumming goliath companies (see Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Exxon-Mobil, and McDonalds, to name a barbershop-quartet’s worth) give us the willies. As such, we want to find ways to diminish their power over us, and empower the people. We try to offer up alternatives to those companies whenever we can on Progressive Wednesday. But we’re all dependant on corporate America, and that will likely never change. At the same time, that doesn’t mean we’ll sit back in our Laz-E-Boys with a tub of butter-soaked popcorn, entertained by the damage done.

All that said, we (Eric and Matt, that is) have money invested in retirement plans that, in turn, invest funds into these kinds of companies. We’ve also both been employed by the behemoths. We use their services every day. We’re not perfect, but we do some (sometimes even a lot) of what we can, which is all we can ask of you.

To get back to your question, we suppose we do hate some businesses, but we’re a little embarrassed by the hate in our hearts… and a little delighted by it too.

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You mention progs a lot. What the heck’s a prog?

A prog is a progressive blog.

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If I disagree with something written or posted on Progressive Wednesday, should I send you nasty email?

If its just the same to you, we’ll pass, but thanks for asking first.

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You guys hocking any swag?

Well, yes. We’ve got bumper stickers, t-shirts, a calendar, mugs, and dog clothing (despite our better judgment) for sale right now.

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How’d you make this site?

Wordpress.org is our friend. Photoshop is our friend. OpenOffice.org is our friend. Also, our many, many, many generous and too-hip-to-be-square friends are our friends.


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