I kind of knew that you would take the bait!
Actually, I am as much a social democrat as a libertarian (in my book they are not mutually exclusive) - in my view the Scandinavian countries have the kind of societies that we should aspire to (although Sweden is learning the hard way about some of the issues Geoff Coles raised).

"Progressive" is one of those words that has become hijacked - Jimmy Manyi and Andile Mngitana describe themselves as being in the vanguard of SA "progressiv"e forces.

Hopefully, you do not align yourself with those two frauds - you seem to be a genuinely caring person.