The present is a good example of ideological manipulation that is going on all the time, category postmodern 'politically correct thought and rhetoric; academic attacks on thought and language' from this chart on the Evolution of Socialism. (Source) Don't get manipulated; beware!
6 years ago, 32.6 million Americans were on food stamps. Today, 46.2 million are. The left calls this “progress.” pic.twitter.com/2IYf9bXafs
— Ken Gardner (@kesgardner) October 29, 2014