I think refund also acknowledges that money has been taken away from those pillars and we need to give it back, whereas "funding" something just means giving.
It helps get the point across that other cuts have never seen the same kind of backlash that calls for defunding the police did.
I agree. I convinced my conservative dad by saying "the police do too much" so adding "refund the police" makes it sound more like narrowing the role of police.
I think "De-fund the police, re-fund [any number of social programs that have had their budgets cut]"
Sounds pretty good and can work on signage, if you have enough signs to cover a slew of issues that could use the funding
"Defund/refund" is short enough to stick and communicates more than "defund the police" alone. It's a genuine improvement.
I think refund also acknowledges that money has been taken away from those pillars and we need to give it back, whereas "funding" something just means giving.
It helps get the point across that other cuts have never seen the same kind of backlash that calls for defunding the police did.
I agree. I convinced my conservative dad by saying "the police do too much" so adding "refund the police" makes it sound more like narrowing the role of police.