Re:No one expects young men to do anything and they are resp...
by softcactus on Sunday April 24, 2022 @10:47AM
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That's what most people mean when they say "defund". The problem is that America has an issue with being reactive instead of proactive. Instead of treating drugs and crime as an economics issue and getting ahead of it with social policies, we react to it after the fact and criminalize everything and pay for a standing army with zero accountability. Creating an arms race between gangs and police, with the average citizen paying twice-- once with their taxes and again with their freedoms.
Re:No one expects young men to do anything and they are resp...
by BurningFrog on Sunday April 24, 2022 @01:19PM
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At least it's clear what Republicans mean by "Defund Planned Parenthood".
If you have to keep explaining "when I say X, I really mean Y", you should maybe stop saying X.
Re:No one expects young men to do anything and they are resp...
by softcactus on Sunday April 24, 2022 @05:59PM
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"Reallocate Police Budgets" doesn't have the same staying power.
The Americans I do know who really hate defund are the very definition of latte swilling liberals complaining about crime going up in their nice suburbs in SF, Portland and Seattle while... complaining bitterly about rich white liberals.
The one supporter I do know lives a few blocks from George Floyd although the slogan seems to mean something different to her (transfer funds and responsibilities for mental health to social service departments).