Change: for the better or for the worse?

During the last Presidential election, we saw this iconic image everywhere. From television to print media, on billboards and all over the internet. For many people this image invoked an idea of change. An idea of a better life; and idea of hope.

Fast forward two years. Does this image hold the same meanings it once did. I can't speak for everyone, but I would suggest that it does not! I was never an Obama supporter, but know many people who were. I emphasize were, because these particular people would try and jam Obama and his ideology down my throat, but now these same people are just as frustrated as myself with the current situation with our Government. Now for many, this same image evokes feelings of disappointment, broken promises, and frustration. There have also been many interpretations of this image such as socialist implications as seen below.