[toufiqbarhamov]

It’s common, but disingenuous to talk about the Overton window as though it was some immutable, one-way thermodynamic process. The truth of course is that it goes both ways, that discussion and dissent do exist. History, American and otherwise, is full of examples of overreach that doesn’t lead to the desired result, but the opposite.

[GordonS]

In theory it works both ways - but once politicians and government agencies gain power, they will not lose them easily.