Discussion of “Defund the Police” slogan

Yeah. I hate to break it to you. They’re still going to vote for Trump. They might even lie about it afterwards, but they totally are. Beating him isn’t about converting his base, it’s about getting everyone else to vote.

I have some family members who’ve objected to “defunding the police” and “abolish the police.” I’ll tell you what I have told them: maybe, just maybe, we should listen to the people who have been most affected by white supremacy in the US on this one. I’d say that’s a tough call between African Americans and Native Americans, but I think you’d find, if you polled Native Americans, they’d defer to African Americans on this one.

Abolish the Police

Finally, there’s a great segment by John Oliver on why reform doesn’t cut it.

And as a very late edit/addition:

Maybe it’s “tactical.” People who hate black still love “tactical,” right? :wink:

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