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Department of Defense to be renamed 'Department of War' within week, Trump says (komonews.com)

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[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Euphemisms at least indicate shame.

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[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, being ashamed of your evil deeds while still doing them doesn’t make it better.

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[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Kind of? It makes you more likely to moderate, stop earlier, do less atrocities if you think the public won’t like it or is ashamed of it.

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 1 year ago

Or the opposite: you don't want to fund defense?

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[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I suppose they do, but that doesn't imply "Department of War" is any less shameful, except for the fact that we know Trump doesn't have shame and only wants to change the name because it makes him sound more authoritarian.

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