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mopinko

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21. it doesnt mean- zero it out.

Sat Jun 27, 2020, 08:23 AM

Jun 2020

that would be- fuck the police.
it means take away their lethal weapons that they dont need if they do their jobs right.
and stop robbing the taxpayers w the lawsuits against brutal thugs w badges. that is a huuuuuge line item in the chicago budget.

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re-the use of defund. [View all] mopinko Jun 2020 OP

'Defund' is not a good November Election word. empedocles Jun 2020 #1

This oswaldactedalone Jun 2020 #35

Trump has essentially defunded America in many ways. boston bean Jun 2020 #2

it doesnt mean- zero it out. mopinko Jun 2020 #21

Actually the word defund means exactly that. boston bean Jun 2020 #30

they are defining what they say it means every day. mopinko Jun 2020 #38

Then use words that actually mean what one is saying. boston bean Jun 2020 #40

then give me one. mopinko Jun 2020 #41

Refund and Reform boston bean Jun 2020 #42

one word. mopinko Jun 2020 #44

Then we want a refund. Or we want to refund the allocation. Anything but defund. boston bean Jun 2020 #50

de-escalate ? Pobeka Jun 2020 #66

Refund? tonedevil Jun 2020 #47

Umm. We are the ones wanting the refund due to bad services. boston bean Jun 2020 #49

Is that what you mean... tonedevil Jun 2020 #52

Refund also means reallocation. boston bean Jun 2020 #54

It doesn't... tonedevil Jun 2020 #56

Well, you don't like it. Are you a bad person for thinking it is not the right slogan? boston bean Jun 2020 #59

Thanks for the vote of confidence... tonedevil Jun 2020 #61

I was asked to provide a different word. I did so. boston bean Jun 2020 #63

I understand the problem... tonedevil Jun 2020 #65

Defund means stop giving money to an agency. Nt delisen Jun 2020 #33

it doesnt mean zero out. it doesn't mean abolish. mopinko Jun 2020 #39

Sorry, but I have seen that as the intention from liberals. boston bean Jun 2020 #55

Damn those liberals /nt tonedevil Jun 2020 #57

No not damn them. boston bean Jun 2020 #58

That is part of the problem with the word Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #69

I got a call from a Democratic Precinct Chair LeftInTX Jun 2020 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author ahoysrcsm Jun 2020 #67

Bam. Jirel Jun 2020 #3

thank god someone can hear me. mopinko Jun 2020 #9

Everyone can hear you. We just don't agree with you. Squinch Jun 2020 #13

Defund will lead to Defeat Zeus69 Jun 2020 #4

Yes it will oswaldactedalone Jun 2020 #36

Uhh Zeus69 Jun 2020 #68

Really? oswaldactedalone Jun 2020 #72

Sorry Zeus69 Jul 2020 #73

Throw the baby out with the bath water Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #5

well, perhaps you should listen harder, because that isnt what it means. mopinko Jun 2020 #7

And that is "reform" not "defunding" Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #11

i did not attack you. and reform means nothing to most people. mopinko Jun 2020 #17

Not all attention is good attention. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #23

it doesnt mean zero out. it doesn't mean abolish. mopinko Jun 2020 #27

Exactly. I think we are both saying the same thing. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #34

it is the word of the people in the streets. we must respect that. mopinko Jun 2020 #37

Defund is definitely not the word to be using. marie999 Jun 2020 #6

yeah. like maybe, get the lefties off the fence who mopinko Jun 2020 #8

Yeah. Both of them. Who, if they aren't voting for Joe now, they never will. Squinch Jun 2020 #12

OK, everyone who yells at me when I say we Democrats need to work on our messaging, I repeat: Squinch Jun 2020 #10

then what's the message? everything is fine. ozzy and harriet will brb? mopinko Jun 2020 #14

You first. Because "defund" is certainly not that word. "Defund" is a word you use when you Squinch Jun 2020 #16

defund is most certainly a word that keeps people's attention. mopinko Jun 2020 #18

Benghazi is a word that keeps people's attention too. So what? Are you going to work that Squinch Jun 2020 #22

well, where is your word? mopinko Jun 2020 #25

Really? I'm trying to have a conversation and you have nothing but this childishness. Squinch Jun 2020 #28

your conversation so far- no, sorry, you are wrong and i am right. mopinko Jun 2020 #29

and benghazi gets attention because of the narrative they attached to it. mopinko Jun 2020 #26

Reagan quote: "If you're explaining, you're losing". nt oasis Jun 2020 #15

you dont have to explain it to the people who are the targets of the violence. mopinko Jun 2020 #19

The "Great Communicator" knew how to win. "Messaging" played oasis Jun 2020 #31

because of who was behind him. period. mopinko Jun 2020 #32

It's the ambiguous binary / non-binary nature of the word Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #20

yeah, nobody means zero it out. mopinko Jun 2020 #24

Yes, too many people mean exactly that. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #70

Defund is a bad word choice. No Democrat elected should use this term. We want to win in Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #43

and this thread right here is why the voices of members of color mopinko Jun 2020 #45

Just because a majority of people disagree with something you say SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #46

Everyone has an opinion, even on the left janterry Jun 2020 #48

Sucks when people disagree. Doesnt mean they arent listening. jmg257 Jun 2020 #51

True that... tonedevil Jun 2020 #53

"Defund" is simplistic...more of a Republicanist word than a Dem one. gulliver Jun 2020 #60

When the rubber hits the road people show what side they're on melman Jun 2020 #62

For the first time in a long time Bettie Jun 2020 #71