@OmSigDAVID,
David wrote (again with great ignorance),
Quote:For instance, the Weimar Republic was progressing......
Quote:prog·ress
verb
gerund or present participle: progressing
prəˈgres/
move forward or onward in space or time.
"as the century progressed, the quality of telescopes improved"
synonyms: go, make one's way, move, move forward, go forward, proceed, advance, go on, continue, make headway, work one's way More
advance or develop toward a better, more complete, or more modern state.
In other words, using the word progressing is entirely wrong in his example.
He should have used the word 'regressing.'
Quote:re·gress
verb
gerund or present participle: regressing
riˈgres/
1.
return to a former or less developed state.
Can you imagine, he used to be an attorney! Simple words escapes him. LOL