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In reply to the discussion: Worst slogan ever - "Defund the Police" [View all]peggysue2
(10,828 posts)It's all about the message, the branding having the best shot of aiding the necessary change itself.
Why start off with a slogan that's riddled with opportunity for the haters, the authoritarians to use against the movement? The public is poised for this change, a complete redesign of our police force, about 'redefining/reinventing' the whole concept of public safety. The polls are indicative of this readiness to rethink and change on all these reform/reinventing issues of complete restructuring, thorough vetting of officers regardless of rank, reduction in the power of police unions, demilitarization, stripping away officers' blanket immunity, etc.
The message should enhance that, not hand the opposition a weapon to stall everything and anything. They've already started.
It's why Reinventing the Police is, indeed, the better message.