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[–] JackbyDev 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've never viewed "disappearing" as a euphemism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Horses for courses, I suppose.

I feel that it's downplaying the seriousness of what is happening to these people a bit.
To me the statement "US Government Disappears Student" is not as worrying as "US Government Abducts Student"

[–] JackbyDev 2 points 1 day ago

Well, the reason I don't view it as a euphemism is because it's typically associated with totalitarian regimes. The government "disappears" people. See here,

to cause (someone or something) to disappear:

a: to abduct and kill or imprison (someone, such as a political dissident) while withholding information about the person's fate

Her son was disappeared during Argentina's so-called 'Dirty War.'— Associated Press

"Disappearing" someone carries more weight than "abducting" someone.