Language has been distorted to the point where it is hard to know what people are talking about.
Think back to the debate about “torturing” al Qaeda members. The media, by using the word torture, put the forced wearing of a dog collar on the same level as mutilation.
Defining Torture Down (Every policy the left dislikes becomes a crime against humanity)
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