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"neutralize"? Say what you really mean.

• xmcri 13y ago
  Probably "kill". I don't think that was the point though.
• Ygg2 13y ago
  Reminds me of the George Carlin's sketch on political correctness. Eventually "neutralize" will be replaced by "moved aside" or "inconvenienced".
  • jlgreco 13y ago
    http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Euphemism#Euphemism_treadmill http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Euphemism#Euphemism_treadmill
  • PavlovsCat 13y ago
    also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6cake3bwnY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6cake3bwnY
• acomar 13y ago
  I think it's intended more technically than what the other posters are inferring. I.e. the gov't doesn't care if he's dead, disabled, or otherwise unable to continue. Any and all of the above are intended by neutralize, and I think it's being used precisely rather than euphemistically.