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misanthrope

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38. This is a good train of thought

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:59 PM

Jul 2020

I told a young colleague back in May that the movement needs to avoid the "D" words and stick with "R" words.

The first group tends to have a negative connotation in our culture. Destroy, disintegrate, disassemble, denigrate and others could be inserted by opposition as a way to decry (there's another) the ideas. Plus, it's too easy for opponents to voice something along the lines "They say they want to 'defund the police,' well, I'm here to 'defend the police.'"

Words like those you list have a more positive connotation, like cultivating growth. Renew, refresh, rehabilitate, reform, and so on. It brings to mind springtime, hope, reinvigoration.

Electoral politics is essentially advertising and language matters.

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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