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George Carlin Shell Shock
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A short George Carlin routine on how the term shell shock was softened into combat fatigue and then PTSD. He argues that euphemism hides the reality of suffering.
It is cited in debates about euphemism and language policing, usually by commenters who think softer terms change nothing.
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