Meaning of orphan-crushing machine | Babel Free

Definitions

A notional machine representing a system or state of affairs that obviously facilitates suffering but is not acknowledged or examined, or for which no alternative is considered.

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Examples

“"we live in a society", said the orphan-crushing machine operator”

““ the orphan crushing machine isn’t the problem, it’s that people are using the orphan crushing machine wrong””

“BREAKING: orphan-crushing machine manufacturer states there is 'no sign' of orphan-crushing machines being used to crush orphans”

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