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What if governments couldn’t create cute names like MAID? I know it seems silly that a cute name would make something more likable because it shouldnt but i th
by encoderer 2y ago
What if governments couldn’t create cute names like MAID?
I know it seems silly that a cute name would make something more likable because it shouldnt but i think probably it does, and what is the defense for having them anyway?
- encoderer 2y agoDownvotes but nobody can explain why we have cute palatable name for a government initiate related to killing people. We don’t have one for execution. Wouldn’t it be absurd if somebody coined an acronym for it like WOAP?
- int_19h 2y agoWe do have one for execution, obviously: it's "execution", not "killing". "Killing" by itself doesn't accurately describe what MAID is, because it's not just ending someone's life, but doing so on a consensual basis after establishing that they are sound of mind and have a good reason to desire that.
- encoderer 2y agoBut it’s also shifting the Overton window and normalizing making it banal even.