Think about the lies of freedom and prosperity they all tell; Lenin, Hitler, Castro, Mao, Chavez, et al. The real mystery is how they pull it off.
Venezuela, Cuba, Zimbabwe, USSR, North Korea — so many examples of Socialism benefiting its citizens.
Hillary Clinton proudly declares herself a "Progressive."
A review of the factual history of the late 1800's movement which self-described as "Liberal" (not "liberal" in the classical definition), and which morphed into Hillary's "Progressive" ideology now, will document that Progressivism fits the definition highlighted in the above quotation from Goudsmidt--". . . a deliberate and deceitful tactic of presenting a destructive policy as altruistic."