N.E. Brigand Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 5 hours ago, kdaddy said: I tend to agree. It was the slogan invented by the boots-on-the-ground movement, not by strategists polling a focus group. It was born from the people responding to police brutality and who were caught up in a moment. To add to this, among various police reform ideas, defunding polls very poorly: As always, no one should put too much stock into just one poll. And it's possible that attitudes about defunding the police will change. But I think it's probably not a winning argument at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dans Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 America has become freaking mentally exhaustive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, dans said: America has become freaking mentally exhaustive! It seems that way. But a fair number of African Americans seems to be saying that what I think of as exhausting is how they always feel. Edited June 13, 2020 by N.E. Brigand 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said: To add to this, among various police reform ideas, defunding polls very poorly: As always, no one should put too much stock into just one poll. And it's possible that attitudes about defunding the police will change. But I think it's probably not a winning argument at this time. Well, that is odd. "Budgeting less money for your local police department and more for social services" and "defunding the police" are listed separately. So we have one person here contending that they are synonymous, vs. 1,000 poll subjects, a polling entity, and its associated media organization who think otherwise. Edited June 13, 2020 by cixelsyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, cixelsyd said: Well, that is odd. "Budgeting less money for your local police department and more for social services" and "defunding the police" are listed separately. The list of usual suspect has grown to include Arianna Huffington. P.S. Speaking of which, how funny was Nasim Pedrad? Edited June 13, 2020 by skevinp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, cixelsyd said: Well, that is odd. "Budgeting less money for your local police department and more for social services" and "defunding the police" are listed separately. So we have one person here contending that they are synonymous, vs. 1,000 poll subjects, a polling entity, and its associated media organization who think otherwise. So people have different ideas on a major issue. Not like that has never happened before..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 10 hours ago, greg_orangecounty said: One down, one to go. Until the "purge" ends? What about inclusiveness? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: So people have different ideas on a major issue. Not like that has never happened before..... I think that was his point. You can have a different idea about something without it meaning you are stupid or a racist or think police brutality is OK. Edited June 13, 2020 by skevinp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, skevinp said: I think that was his point. You can have a different idea about something without it meaning you are a racist who thinks police brutality is OK. Ok I was seeing as another confusing (mid)use of words post..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dans Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, skevinp said: I think that was his point. You can have a different idea about something without it meaning you are stupid or a racist or think police brutality is OK. You are one of the few voices of reason and common sense in this thread. Thank you sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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