Re:Santa Cruz, California bans predictive policing in U.S. f...
by fennecfoxen on Saturday June 27, 2020 @10:38AM
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Imagine arguing for a better world, instead of arguing about what your slogan means. You might be able to secure majority support for your policy proposal, instead of... checks YouGov poll again... 16% support, for the phrase "defund the police".
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Re:Santa Cruz, California bans predictive policing in U.S. f...
by p49k on Sunday June 28, 2020 @11:57AM
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It’s also a nascent movement so it’s not surprising that many people don’t understand it. There are many successful policies that began with very low public support.
Re:Santa Cruz, California bans predictive policing in U.S. f...
by fennecfoxen on Monday June 29, 2020 @08:30AM
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Yeah but the policy proposals spelled out earn actual majority support in polls, instead of tiny-minority support. It's a terrible self-defeating name/slogan.
Re:Santa Cruz, California bans predictive policing in U.S. f...
by p49k on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @04:08AM
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I'm sorry but I find this kind of nitpicking in bad form. People are going out and taking action to bring attention to a problem in what is obviously the best way they can do so. If you have an idea about improving marketing, why not spend that energy helping/proposing something and volunteering?
Aside from that, I think there is more to consider than just what will appeal to public opinion; dry attempts to shift one’s words to match opinion polls is how many politicians lose elections by coming off as pandering. There is a sense of urgency and emotion in the original phrase that might be important in the broader picture and in the long term.