I understand “defund the police” isn’t the best language, but where was all the outrage when they were defunding education, defunding Headstart, defunding hunger & anti-poverty programs, defunding violence prevention programs, defunding peace projects & defunding social services?

Jun 14, 2020 · 5:05 PM UTC

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Public Education funding has grown as outcomes have declined.
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Well said Marianne!
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It’s great language. Billion dollar budgets for police are unacceptable.
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You’re right that “defund” isn’t the BEST language. The right word we should be looking for is “abolish”
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Can you also start a conversation about what we should name the new much needed people’s party that you will lead? Please.
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Delet this
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You should really keep using the phrase "defund" the police, because it's educational. Civics was removed from schools a couple of decades ago. So, the confusion over the term comes from people who don't understand that the govt has budgets & funds/defunds things every day.
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Defund police is the best language actually. People just don’t know what they’re talking about and unfortunately they’re too caught up in their egos to ask and listen to the answer.
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Same place it was back in the 1980s when Ronald Reagan defunded Mental Health, and caused the current homeless crisis. Always money for the military, never money for the social good. Time for publicly financed elections, and citizen legislators.
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