There is many a person as well as many a nation, that when they have done something that is clearly wrong, or at a minimum, is suspect, are going to want to spin their tale in such a way that they don’t look so bad; and even better, to somehow escape any negative consequences without having to outright lie. That is why, in this modern age, we see so many euphemisms being utilized, in which, quite frankly, the euphemism, is basically an attempt to coverup what is surely a very bad action. For instance, torture is torture, and has little or nothing to do with enhanced interrogation, for an interrogation, properly done, is the serious and systematic questioning of another, with perhaps, enhanced, meaning that such is done through an especially skillful and experienced interrogator. So too, there isn’t anything as alternative facts, for facts are facts, and if two supposed facts contradict one another over a particular subject matter, at least one of those so-called facts is wrong, and possibly both.
Again, the reason why euphemisms are utilized, is to escape the fair consequences of bad behavior, in which, most of the time, that bad behavior is not in question, which thus means that euphemisms are thereby used in the hope that the punishment, will be lessened, reduced, or not even imposed. There are a significant amount of people and governments that perform bad actions, that know that having been caught in that bad action could have rather dire consequences for them; so that, in recognition that denying the obvious is probably going to be of no help to them, they make it their point, to come up then with creative euphemisms to basically disguise the reality of what has so occurred.
The words that we use conjure up mental images, so that, words that have very negative connotations such as murder, rape, coldblooded, and genocide, are thus replaced with alternative words or sayings, which are meant to be less chilling and thus less negative in the mental images that they provoke; and ideally for those using these replacement euphemistic words, perhaps provides them with the “benefit of the doubt” for those so listening that want to thus believe that somebody claiming that their heart and best intentions were in the right place, should thus then take precedence over those ensuing bad actions, that have been exposed.
The thing about life in regards to the people that we really love and care about, along also with those that have a deep affinity for the nation that they are a citizen of, is that many a person or governmental representative does not desire to believe that what appears to have been a very bad action, is as cut and dry as it might first appear. That is to say, we want to believe the best about our family members, as well as to believe that our country always has our best interests at heart, which thereby makes it easier then to believe in the euphemisms which when constructed adeptly, make it appear that what has so occurred, isn’t really all that bad, after all. Regrettably, though, those that hide behind clever euphemisms as opposed to owning up to what has really happened, are the proximate reason why there is so much injustice and wrong in societies, and why it will continue to be so.