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uponit7771

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11. This is absolutely false defund the police was not started by Democrats it was started by

Reply to George II (Reply #9)

Wed Jun 30, 2021, 12:41 PM

Jun 2021

... protesters.

The Democratic party did not have defund the police as part of its platform either

Come on people we should have our shit together on this already

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Opinion: Even the Squad is more pro-police than these Republicans [View all] demmiblue Jun 2021 OP

Well, "Defund the Police" wasn't started by the Republicans. Budi Jun 2021 #1

We need to stop policing our words because of how they may react. They can take anything we say and ck4829 Jun 2021 #5

THANK YOU !!! I've been making the point that if a dem candidate allows themselves to be defined uponit7771 Jun 2021 #7

Wall Street, Establishment, Old & in the Way! you know how it works Budi Jun 2021 #10

It wasn't started by democrats and was not the game changer people thought it was. uponit7771 Jun 2021 #6

It was, and it was. This has been thoroughly debated here in the past. George II Jun 2021 #9

This is absolutely false defund the police was not started by Democrats it was started by uponit7771 Jun 2021 #11

BLM activists Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #12

Not a fan of Democrats trying to outfund the cops in an effort to show Republicans they don't WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2021 #2

They aren't trying to "outfund" police. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #20

'Kill him with his own gun' keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #3

has there been a biden statement to this effect? promoted heavily? nt msongs Jun 2021 #4

The big difference is that republicans didn't make a campaign slogan based on "Defund the Police"... George II Jun 2021 #8

Who made it a campaign slogan? tonedevil Jun 2021 #13

Several. I'm not going to repost them, but they're readily available: George II Jun 2021 #14

Some candidates may have said it... tonedevil Jun 2021 #15

Whatever. George II Jun 2021 #16

Exactly. /nt tonedevil Jun 2021 #17

In other words, or in this case word, it happened a number of times. Even in the NYC primary. George II Jun 2021 #18

Not as a campaign slogan... tonedevil Jun 2021 #19

Facts matter right?!!?! uponit7771 Jun 2021 #22

They certainly do. Makes one wonder why some are hesitant to accept facts. George II Jun 2021 #23

Neither did democrats uponit7771 Jun 2021 #21

They did. In 2020 and even in the recent NYC Primary campaign. George II Jun 2021 #24

You've showed NO PROOF that democrats came up with that slogan uponit7771 Jun 2021 #25