what does the usage of euphemisms say about us?
what purpose do euphemisms serve in society or in language?
extraordinary renditionkidnapping
bulk collectionmass surveillance
enhanced interogationtorture
footfall measurementlocation tracking
Psychographic breakdownpersonality labeling
collateral damagemassive civilian destruction during war
casualtiesdeaths
counterintelligencedefense against spying
outsourcingwhoever does it cheapest gets the job
social distancingphysical distancing
front linemilitary line closest to enemy or influential position in a debate
Pushbackforcing refugees or migrants back over a border
downsizinglayoffs
subprime loanimpossible to pay back
ethnic cleansingforced ethnic homogeny
over the hillold
hook-uphave sex
put downeuthanize (an animal)
without right to correspondenceimmediately sentenced to death
Falsos positivos (False positives)structural assassination of civilians by military to inflate body counts
Sozialtourismus (Social tourism)Flight of Ukrainians
konsolidieren (consolidate)nothing done yet
Reichskristallnacht (Crystal Night)November Progroms 1938
sozial schwach (socially weak)poor, little school education
the Final Solutionmass murder of European Jews by Nazi Germany
cookieswebsite trackers
separate but equalsegregated and not equal
liquidationclearing out, killing, or disposing of
let gofire someone
Universityeducation center
new mediatouched by computers
Between JobsUnemployed
nazismacting in accord or in sympathy with the former German fascist 'National Socialist' party.
Impressum (Imprint)forced exposure of sensitive data on the internet / taking responsibility for published media
credit scorehumans as numbers
Family PlanningProcreating
best practicesstandard
issuesemotional problems
Content StrategyPlanning the subject matter to put on a website
online engagementclicks, likes, and comments
Gefallener (Fallen)Killed Soldier
Ehrenrunde drehen (a lap of honor)repeating a grade/class in school