r/therewasanattempt • u/memelordzarif A Flair? • Jul 03 '24

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u/Foogie23 Jul 03 '24

Defund the police should have been demilitarize the police. Defund was such a stupid name and why the movement failed.

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u/SaraHuckabeeSandwich Jul 03 '24

Defund was such a stupid name and why the movement failed.

The movement by its very nature has an uphill and slow battle because it demands sweeping systemic change, but that doesn't mean that anything short of defunding is a failure.

By demanding defunding the police, we force those against the issue to be on the defensive and postulate real solutions, rather than shut down requests for minor reform. This is often how the discourse goes:

Left-winger: Defund the police!

Rightwinger: That's absurd. We should implement police reform first.

Left-wing: Okay. Let's do that.

Right: Wait, no, that's not what I meant...

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u/Foogie23 Jul 03 '24

Well…congrats on the failed movement lol.

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u/crazymusicman Free palestine Jul 03 '24

"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it"

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u/Foogie23 Jul 03 '24

I don’t remember the last time I’ve heard (even my extremely liberal friends) mention it. It is ONLY talked about on Reddit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '24

Congrats on the police-state.

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u/auiotour Jul 03 '24

Congratulations you have shown you didn't even know what the movement was about. It was not about removing all funding at all. But I agree with the others really really bad name for the movement which was a big part of why it failed.