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In reply to the discussion: Are Democrats at risk of losing "law and order" issue to Donald Trump? [View all]
Defund the police is really a nuanced position. When you explain how policing works and all the tasks they do many of which are not crime related. Police budgets make up a large portion of city budgets and a lot of the problems could be better solved by investments. Instead of having police watch the homeless you can invest in programs to help. This is more of a local issue rather than a national one.
You called it out perfectly, it's a nuanced position. The problem is that modern media and the people consuming don't do nuance. I recall reading articles about how the average person never reads past a headline anymore.
You understand the nuance, I understand the nuance, but do Joe & Jane Public understand the nuance? We won't win if the swing voters abandon the Democrats because of a lack of understanding of the nuanced message.
What I think the general public wants to hear, is pass police reforms that don't cut police funding while at the same time we increase funding for social services so that the police aren't forced into situations where they aren't the right mechanism.
It goes back to the old saying when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. The police being the hammer...We need more tools in the tool belt.
You called it out perfectly, it's a nuanced position. The problem is that modern media and the people consuming don't do nuance. I recall reading articles about how the average person never reads past a headline anymore.
You understand the nuance, I understand the nuance, but do Joe & Jane Public understand the nuance? We won't win if the swing voters abandon the Democrats because of a lack of understanding of the nuanced message.
What I think the general public wants to hear, is pass police reforms that don't cut police funding while at the same time we increase funding for social services so that the police aren't forced into situations where they aren't the right mechanism.
It goes back to the old saying when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. The police being the hammer...We need more tools in the tool belt.
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Are Democrats at risk of losing "law and order" issue to Donald Trump? [View all]
kentuck
Jun 2020
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IN A NUTSHELL...and when Biden takes office there won't be one dollar left in the Treasury
BamaRefugee
Jun 2020
#5
one of those bullshit terms, like "common sense" and other right wing dog whistle lines
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2020
#11
this is always the problem with the democrats, some always going too far to the left and
demosincebirth
Jun 2020
#43
The crime bill led to these systemic issues that these protestors are protesting
JonLP24
Jun 2020
#22
Yes they are. When protesters start pulling down statues of our American presidents,
doc03
Jun 2020
#26