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TreasonousBastard

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2. "Defund the police" started with some of OUR people after the George Floyd killing. it was...

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 11:20 PM

Mar 2021

an emotional outburst that meant well (sort of) but sent exactly the wrong message and was immediately picked up by the other side.

I even remember having to explain to liberal locals around here that it didn't really mean "defund". More like "reallocate".

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The Right Wing's Big Lie That Biden Is Defunding the Police - The Exact Opposite Is True [View all] TomCADem Mar 2021 OP

Funding should be for prosecuting attorneys. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2021 #1

"Defund the police" started with some of OUR people after the George Floyd killing. it was... TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #2