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alittlelark

(19,144 posts) Sun Jul 26, 2020, 11:48 PM Jul 2020

I do not know the origin of 'Defund the Police' - but it is a Loser. [View all]

I looked in a thesaurus for the word 'fix' nothing good, our language betrays us at this moment.

We are at a fulcrum and WORDS MATTER !!!

Someone smarter than I Needs to come up with a better way to express the fact that our Policing System MUST CHANGE !

This site has some brilliant minds - time to use them.

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I do not know the origin of 'Defund the Police' - but it is a Loser. [View all] alittlelark Jul 2020 OP

The problem is that Bettie Jul 2020 #1

We NEED a meme, a slogan alittlelark Jul 2020 #4

It's an absolute loser Green Line Jul 2020 #2

De-militarize is more like it appalachiablue Jul 2020 #3

It is the best I have heard alittlelark Jul 2020 #7

I realize the devotion to the military, but this overlapping appalachiablue Jul 2020 #21

Rebuild, Retrain, Rethink. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #5

That is an interesting frame alittlelark Jul 2020 #9

Thank you. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #13

Your reply was exactly what I was hoping for !!! alittlelark Jul 2020 #16

You should re-post this tomm morning alittlelark Jul 2020 #12

I'll see if I can finish it tonight. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #17

You Rock !! alittlelark Jul 2020 #18

Rebuild is best, the most positive, and popular. appalachiablue Jul 2020 #22

I like it! smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #29

Thank you. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #35

This is a good train of thought misanthrope Jul 2020 #38

Thank you. I like your reasoning. I expanded on it this morning in an OP. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #42

Unburden the police judeling Jul 2020 #6

And, Joe Biden said he did NOT want to "defund police" Cha Jul 2020 #8

I agree it's a loser. How it caught hold and who initiated it live love laugh Jul 2020 #10

My guess is it was Planted alittlelark Jul 2020 #24

Yup it's not just "fake news" anymore. live love laugh Jul 2020 #25

"Reform" misanthrope Jul 2020 #11

Those w/ B/W thinking see the word 'REFORM' alittlelark Jul 2020 #15

trump is running "defund police" ads often in my rube state. Don't know how Hoyt Jul 2020 #14

+1 California_Republic Jul 2020 #19

Polish the Police Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #20

It's kind of like Antifa Poiuyt Jul 2020 #23

Good Point. alittlelark Jul 2020 #26

It is a loser stopdiggin Jul 2020 #27

The person or persons.... quickesst Jul 2020 #28

Hold on. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #32

first of all.... quickesst Jul 2020 #37

K&R smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #30

I think if you can get consensus on a new message then anything can happen. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #34

It is inaccurate. KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #31

Madison, WI Jimbo S Jul 2020 #39

We had a city do that and pay the county to provide coverage instead. KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #51

Not the first time. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #33

Funny how that works... tonedevil Jul 2020 #47

Totally agree. nt Raine Jul 2020 #36

The engine of the current progress is the abolitionist movement. I'm not interested in holding them WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #40

Reform, restructure Mz Pip Jul 2020 #41

You're right. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #43

This issue worries me sparky999 Jul 2020 #44

No it won't SoonerPride Jul 2020 #45

..... alittlelark Aug 2020 #53

Defund the police by 33.8%... tonedevil Jul 2020 #46

This is the thing melman Jul 2020 #48

It's a misnomer. I'd guess that even the dolt who came up with it didn't intend it to mean.... George II Jul 2020 #49

Your concern is noted. maxsolomon Jul 2020 #50

It is noted by MANY !!!! alittlelark Aug 2020 #54

Well then, It a good thing mercuryblues Jul 2020 #52