User:AntiMatterNVF/Progressivismball

"You want your country back? I want my country forward!"

Progressivismball is an ideologyball which advocates for improvement of society by reform.

As a philosophy, it is based on the Idea of Progress, which asserts that advancements in science, technology, economic development, and social organization are vital to the improvement of the human condition.

Progressivism became highly significant during the Age of Enlightenment in Europe, out of the belief that Europe was demonstrating that societies could progress in civility through strengthening the basis of knowledge and education as the foundation of society. And these ideas would spread from Europe across the world.

Progressive countries
The Social Progress Index measures the extent to which countries provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens. As of 2017 the highest ranked countries are: 
 * Denmarkball
 * Finlandball
 * Icelandball
 * Norwayball
 * Switzerlandball
 * Canadaball
 * Netherlandsball
 * Swedenball
 * Australiaball
 * New Zealandball
 * Irelandball
 * UKball
 * Germanyball
 * Austriaball