“Calling things by the wrong name adds to the affliction of the world.” —Albert Camus In an age where truth is weaponized, reality is distorted, and language is manipulated, the refusal to speak plainly is no longer neutral. It is complicity. Euphemism has become the currency of the ruling class—used not to comfort the afflicted … Continue reading Call It What It Is: How Euphemism, Deception, and Softened Language Destroy Clarity, Conscience, and Civilization