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It's a long article but worth reading, though not easy to stomach. What irks me most use of phrases like 'enhanced interrogation.' Bullshit. Call it what it is
by KGIII 9y ago
It's a long article but worth reading, though not easy to stomach.
What irks me most use of phrases like 'enhanced interrogation.' Bullshit. Call it what it is. It is torture. Anything less minimizes it.
- AceJohnny2 9y ago> Anything less minimizes it. and that's exactly the point.
- KGIII 9y agoAnd that's why it irks me. I'm usually fairly unflappable, but this is something worthy of my outrage. Torture is unacceptable, and is even less acceptable when done in my name.
- rhizome 9y agoThe Euphemism Treadmill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Evolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Evolution