It's been going on, nibble by nibble, pinch by pinch, bite by bite, for a lot longer than that.
We old farts are the ones who have personally observed this
Progression over the long run. Mine eye were opened when everyone was screaming, "they can't do that, it's uncoinstitutional" back in 1968.
Terry, Esteemed Elder, 230RN
....Hey, I like that appellation, "Esteemed Elder"... Beats "Crazy paranoid old nut."