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That seems to be apocryphal, with "sources" just copying other repeaters of the story. The story also doesn't seem to make sense as told. (Ironic considering t
by lupire 3y ago
That seems to be apocryphal, with "sources" just copying other repeaters of the story.
The story also doesn't seem to make sense as told.
(Ironic considering the neighbor comment about source attribution.)
Why would saying different words make someone willing to give up their arms?
You can't "what's a dikfore" someone into surrendering.
- fractallyte 3y agoLinebarger understood the Chinese concept of "face": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_(sociological_concept)#Chinese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_(sociological_concept)#Ch... Young men with guns might have been more willing to go down fighting if they'd felt their surrender was dishonorable. Linebarger's tactic "sweetened the deal", and very likely saved a lot of lives.