What is the difference between a progressive and a liberal?

[haele]

38. Progressives tend to work towards a group goal.

Of course, my definitions are a bit dated; more pre-social media groupthink, so YMMV...

I learned/observed that the important difference is that self-defining Progressives do work with a future result in mind. They hit the pavement, incorporate liberal policies in their businesses or other organizations and activities. They lead group activities for results.

Liberals don't necessarily work or act, liberalism is more of an ethical stance or creed to them. They will tend to provide data, ideas, or otherwise represent.

Progressive currently applies to a group identity with forward thinking goals; Liberal applies to individuals with wide or liberal ethics, just as Conservative applies to individuals with narrow or conservative ethics.

Both are important, and depending on the person being labeled, they can be interchangeable.