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In response to "Whereas defund has a meaning at odds with the stated goal which is to reform policing." by Will Hunting

It's only at odds if you insist on the most absolute and obtusely literal interpretation of it. -- (edited)

Posted by znufrii, silly old man (aka znufrii) Jun 9 '20, 07:19

which I continue to agree presents a messaging problem, but I don't like any of the solutions to it either.

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Anytime you need to explain a slogan, ad executives get boners. FFS, man. - Will Hunting Jun 9, 07:21 6
- And we've decided that "take away funds" means "take away ALL funds"....why? -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 9, 07:22 5
  - Too ambiguous, as “take away some money” can and will be interpreted to mean any number of things - Will Hunting Jun 9, 07:26 3
    - Which is why no one is suggesting that budgets simply be cut indiscriminately. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 9, 07:30 2
      - So, we are back to you agreeing that this is a complex issue with limited use for mislabeled hashtags. Good. Now go reform the police - Will Hunting Jun 9, 07:36 1
        
        *rearranges deck chairs* - Titanic deck crew Jun 9, 07:46
  - It's really simple - if you have to explain it over and over and over - it's a weak slogan. Period. If the other side can rally around YOUR slogan - John Murphy Jun 9, 07:26

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