# Fabian Progressivism in the US

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**Created:** [October 22, 2019, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabian-progressivism-in-the-us/842120 "2019-10-22T04:17:36Z")\
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A Facebook acquaintance and former neighbor linked a video of [the Chambers Brothers doing Time Has Come Today](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfgoJzOCgg), with the single comment, “Why?” Watching the video I saw that the poster has some unresolved issues and what first struck me was his reference to LBJ’s “Fabian Progressivism.” I was under the impression that the Fabian Society never made much headway outside the UK, but did it really influence Johnson’s progressive beliefs? Did LBJ have any intellectual beliefs?