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Feral Finster's avatar

Outside of technical matters, "it's just so complicated!" (or the favorite of pseudointellectuals of a liberal bent, "it's nuanced!") usually shows that the speaker is attempting to obfuscate something that is crystal clear.

Orwell, in "Politics and the English Language" makes this plain.

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Riff McClavin's avatar

My favorite: "The Israeli/Palestinian peace process is so complicated." Just ask AOC about it.

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