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In reply to the discussion: Biden campaign says he does not support defunding the police [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)21. This is exactly what he has to say - REFORM, not defund. And it's how we have to say it, too.
We can't give an opening for the trumpists to claim that Dems want to get rid of cops and let lawlessness and anarchy rule our streets - because you know that's how they'll be painting it.
WE know what we mean by "defund the police" - but the actual meaning and intent behind that slogan are far too nuanced and complex for the closed minds who will instinctively react with fear and horror, imagining themselves being forced to live in a world of rampant crime with no law enforcement.
We do NOT want to scare off the suburban moms who have been edging away from trump.
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Yes, merely "defunding" will leave the situation that exists today, but on a smaller scale...
George II
Jun 2020
#8
agree. The word "defund" misleads the general public. Reform is a much more fitting word.
onetexan
Jun 2020
#29
It's unfortunate that he has to waste precious time making this statement, but it is
Ferrets are Cool
Jun 2020
#2
i'm glad he's supporting police reform - good phrasing so the trump-idiots can' misconstrue it
samsingh
Jun 2020
#3
Good! Stop using this phrase now!!! The phrase is awful for a nuanced policy.
OrlandoDem2
Jun 2020
#6
Calling to "defund the police" is a knee-jerk OVERreaction to what we're seeing in the US today...
George II
Jun 2020
#7
So more of the same then. I think we have been having police reform since at least the 1960's
LiberalArkie
Jun 2020
#11
Alex Vitale has argued that defunding can only happen on the local level anyway
Blasphemer
Jun 2020
#23
This is exactly what he has to say - REFORM, not defund. And it's how we have to say it, too.
scarletwoman
Jun 2020
#21
please please PLEASE Biden campaign, GET OUT IN FRONT of all of these things in like 10 minutes!
BamaRefugee
Jun 2020
#22
thank you! we need a policy of Scorched Earth Benevolence! No Koombaya, no hands across the aisle
BamaRefugee
Jun 2020
#42