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In reply to the discussion: re-the use of defund. [View all]Squinch
(51,025 posts)10. OK, everyone who yells at me when I say we Democrats need to work on our messaging, I repeat:
We Democrats need to work on our messaging.
We are going to live and die on the hill of the word "defund?"
When there is absolutely no need to do that? When the way the word is being used gives an inaccurate message about our intentions, and turns off voters we need?
We're going to act as if the word "defund" is our mommy and we're saving her life? No matter what the cost is to the things we want to do? We're going to throw away votes because of a single semantic?
Using the word "defund" does not make us pure. It makes us lose. And if we don't want to see Q and the KKK and covid bring this country down, we better not lose.
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Then we want a refund. Or we want to refund the allocation. Anything but defund.
boston bean
Jun 2020
#50
Well, you don't like it. Are you a bad person for thinking it is not the right slogan?
boston bean
Jun 2020
#59
OK, everyone who yells at me when I say we Democrats need to work on our messaging, I repeat:
Squinch
Jun 2020
#10
You first. Because "defund" is certainly not that word. "Defund" is a word you use when you
Squinch
Jun 2020
#16
Benghazi is a word that keeps people's attention too. So what? Are you going to work that
Squinch
Jun 2020
#22
Really? I'm trying to have a conversation and you have nothing but this childishness.
Squinch
Jun 2020
#28
Defund is a bad word choice. No Democrat elected should use this term. We want to win in
Demsrule86
Jun 2020
#43