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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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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Replying to @HeerJeet
Don't make me defend Tom Cotton but I think you are exaggerating his message a bit
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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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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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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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Replying to @HeerJeet
How many people do you think know what the original phrase refers to?
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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?
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I'm sure he knows what it means and I understand that he was trying to sound tough. After Trump', he is the guy I like least in American politics
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