Its not even like defund the police is a "policy slogan" or whatever. It was created as a demand organically on the streets because black people are getting murdered. Sorry we're not all DC elites, skillful in the delicate arts of "slogan creation"
The chants went from "no justice, no peace; fuck the police" and "abolish the police" to "defund the police." That was the workshopped compromise to avoid scaring libs too much.
And now we're supposed to accept "reform the police (by giving them money for diversity training and body cameras)" or something.
Going from "fuck the police" to "defund/abolish" the police isn't watering down; it's getting more specific, which is good.
"Fuck the police" doesn't tell anyone what to do. It's not a policy statement. Now "defund" or "abolish"? Whatever your criticisms of those statements, you're at least starting to talk in terms of a specific policy goal.
Its not even like defund the police is a "policy slogan" or whatever. It was created as a demand organically on the streets because black people are getting murdered. Sorry we're not all DC elites, skillful in the delicate arts of "slogan creation"
They also conveniently don't mention the first part of that chant.
"No justice, no peace."
Which was just another watering down.
The chants went from "no justice, no peace; fuck the police" and "abolish the police" to "defund the police." That was the workshopped compromise to avoid scaring libs too much.
And now we're supposed to accept "reform the police (by giving them money for diversity training and body cameras)" or something.
Going from "fuck the police" to "defund/abolish" the police isn't watering down; it's getting more specific, which is good.
"Fuck the police" doesn't tell anyone what to do. It's not a policy statement. Now "defund" or "abolish"? Whatever your criticisms of those statements, you're at least starting to talk in terms of a specific policy goal.
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Alright, spread 'em