There you go running off the rails again.. You brought up manipulation. And yes, people are being manipulated.
And yes, this "being offended" or "woke" is sudden. People are just waiting to be told what they should be mad about next. I've never heard anyone complain about any of the product names that are being tossed out now. You are right though, it is manipulation.
Get them riled up about police brutality. Check.. Get them riled up about perceived social injustice. Check.. Now tell them that rioting and looting and chaos is acceptable. Check. It's ALL manipulation.
And calling me a liar will do you no good if we ever meet in person..

Then again that's not likely since you never leave your keyboard.