The illusion of progress
The illusion of progress
top: PERCEPTION
a line marked FAR LEFT, LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT, FAR RIGHT
above the line in order from left to right are the following faces: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden who is above "centre", Jeb Bush, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, and Stephen Miller
bottom: REALITY
the line is tipped to the right, the faces falling off the right end. Bernie Sanders is now just left of centre and Elizabeth Warren just to the right, the empty space left behind Sanders to the left is labelled "WATCH THIS SPACE"
Is the top bar the result of the Overton window effect?
Both are, it's always moving more to the right
E: the meme illustrates how it moves to the right by convincing the general public that liberals are really "extreme left" that need to be balanced against
And it all started when Hilary Clinton said "I don't like to call myself a liberal. I like to call myself a progressive."
Big ol Republican disguised in hubbies political affiliation, and Democrats ate it up.
Lmfao that you think any of this started with Hillary, that's adorable...