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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jun 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Tom Cotton

      Here's the deal: Tom Cotton is literally calling for troops on American soil to give "no quarter" -- i.e. take no prisoners. That's a return to the rules of engagement last seen in the genocidal Indian Wars. And if you object to this, many brainiacs will say you are being PChttps://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1267459561675468800 …

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      Tom CottonVerified account @TomCottonAR
      And, if necessary, the 10th Mountain, 82nd Airborne, 1st Cav, 3rd Infantry—whatever it takes to restore order. No quarter for insurrectionists, anarchists, rioters, and looters. https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1267456995017318401 …
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    2. The real chris beck‏ @SubBeck 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      You're using the original definition. The phrase eventually evolved into a meaning give no mercy, which is a little less harsh than putting people to death.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @SubBeck

      "whatever it takes"

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    4. The real chris beck‏ @SubBeck 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Don't make me defend Tom Cotton but I think you are exaggerating his message a bit

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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @SubBeck

      He is former military officer and it is actually a specific military term: He's either saying something terrible or using language recklessly.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_established_military_terms …

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    6. The real chris beck‏ @SubBeck 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      the term has expanded beyond the realm of the military. it no longer means that we will not shelter them so we must kill themk

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @SubBeck

      Again, he's a former military officer and he's talking about a military mission. The term still has that meaning in military jargon. So it's hard to take it as some kind of metaphor.

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        2. The real chris beck‏ @SubBeck 12 Jun 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          How many people do you think know what the original phrase refers to?

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jun 2020
          Replying to @SubBeck

          Do you think that Cotton -- Harvard grad and former military officer -- doesn't know what the term means or that it is still part of military terminology?

          1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
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        1. The real chris beck‏ @SubBeck 12 Jun 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          But I don't think Cotton would mind seeing some looters shot dead. I'll admit that

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        1. The real chris beck‏ @SubBeck 12 Jun 2020
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          For your followers, I would like to establish that I do not like Tom Cotton nor do I espouse any of his views

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