• zed_proclaimer [he/him]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      35
      ·
      edit-2
      11 months ago

      Other “fun” euphemisms from the West:

      Enhanced Interrogation (torture)

      Extraordinary Rendition (state kidnapping and illegal extradition)

      Lethal Aid (Weapon exports)

      No Fly Zone (Taking over enemy air space via force)

      Boots on the Ground (Invasion)

      Targeted/Precision Killings (Indiscriminate Bombing)

      War on Terror (Eternal conflict used to divide and conquer, funding terrorists)

      Overseas Contingency Operations (Miscellaneous Imperialist Adventures)

      Collateral Damage (Innocent casualties we don’t care about)

      Surge (Do more of the thing we are already doing, sunk cost fallacy)

      Shock and Awe (Mass destruction of civilian infrastructure and war terror)

      Regime (Big bad government we don’t like)

      Moderate Rebels (Actual fascist jihadists)