PickVidsGeorge Carlin Shell Shock
Why it was recommended
I’ll betcha, if we’da still been calling it ‘Shell Shock,’ some of those Vietnam veterans might have gotten the attention they needed at the time.
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What it covers
A short George Carlin routine on how the term shell shock was softened into combat fatigue and then PTSD. He argues that euphemism hides the reality of suffering. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.
Video details
- Channel
- dubeye08
- Length
- 2 min 40 sec
- Year
- 2012
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