The ‘final solution’ euphemism now names precisely what it concealed

Evidence

Nazism’s best known “euphemism,” may be the most significant example. The “final solution” is a phrase that has come to name quite precisely what it was meant to conceal. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 678

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• SHARE: A neat point for anyone interested in euphemism and language: the concealment phrase failed, becoming the most precise name for genocide.