Oh, NOW I See What He Meant

From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage.

Bitter and Clingy is right at step 2. Progressives want you all the way to step 8 already.

Sorry, some of us still like being at step 2, and we are clinging like all get-out but we're probably happier than you would believe.