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Christopher Hitchens on George Orwell

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What Is a Euphemism?

A lot of the work of a illegitimate power is done for it by slave volunteers. A soa euphemism, i would define as the finding of a nice word for a nasty thing. I suppose te'l e the best, the most famous one, now so famous that no one ever tries it is 'collateral damage to civilian casualties' He was dead set against all that and gave tremendous examples in his criticism.

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