Eh. Talking about police abolition would make you a laughing stock to ordinary people a year ago before BLM brought the concept to media's attention...
It would have. That doesn't mean that policy wasn't a good idea, but it does mean at least one of the following:
We needed to educate people more so that they see the issue the way we do.
We needed to find a better way of communicating about the issue.
We needed to prioritize something else until we made progress on (1) or (2).
It's not enough to be right -- we have to get tens of millions of people on board if we want to accomplish anything. That requires listening to feedback (even when it's "you can't possibly be serious") and adjusting our approach accordingly.
Eh. Talking about police abolition would make you a laughing stock to ordinary people a year ago before BLM brought the concept to media's attention...
It would have. That doesn't mean that policy wasn't a good idea, but it does mean at least one of the following:
It's not enough to be right -- we have to get tens of millions of people on board if we want to accomplish anything. That requires listening to feedback (even when it's "you can't possibly be serious") and adjusting our approach accordingly.