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In a similar vein, I liked the suggestion that we should start calling "Parallel Reconstruction" evidence laundering.



"Officer involved shooting"

These are all language tricks used to manipulate the masses. "Double plus good" is not a stretch at this point if we become complacent to this kind of manipulation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/07/14/...


"collateral damage" - these sorts of tricks are not new.


The CIA is the master of yhese euphemisms; "extraordinary rendition" for kidnapping and "enhanced interrogation" for torture.




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