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GiqueCee

(3,929 posts)
6. Well, "Defund the Police"...
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 09:54 AM
20 hrs ago

... to me, at least, qualifies as one of the dumbest slogans in recent memory. Nuthin' like handing the opposition a club to beat you with.
It was a perverted version of a suggestion to redirect some police resources to fund a program for experts in de-escalation of sensitive situations for which police were rarely, if ever, properly trained, especially domestic disturbances. But some nipplehead thought it would be a grand idea to twist it into defunding entire police forces, which the original concept never intended.
Oh, and while I'm on a roll, I would also condemn those who disparage "DEI", or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The greatness of America that the Red Hats long for would never have happened were it not for the contributions made by People of Color, and myriad others who do not suffer from the melanin deficiency lesser intellects mistake for innate superiority.

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Just when you think he already broke everything orangecrush 21 hrs ago #1
That can't be legal................ Lovie777 21 hrs ago #2
It's not, but that hasn't stopped them before. PSPS 19 hrs ago #8
I have to laugh - there are no good guys here. 617Blue 21 hrs ago #3
I am enraged... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #4
Well at one time BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #5
Well, "Defund the Police"... GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #6
This stuck out to me: odins folly 20 hrs ago #7
Little late closing that barn door. republianmushroom 18 hrs ago #9
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