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What happened to efforts to ‘defund the police’ in Minneapolis and elsewhere? (www.nytimes.com)

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The movement faltered after activists failed to build broad support for a goal that lacked a clear definition. When crime surged, Republicans seized on it as evidence that Democrats were being recklessly soft on crime.

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[–] Generic-Disposable@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did crime actually surge? No it didn't. It was just hyped. As usual failure to control the narrative was a fatal flaw. Something the right understands better than the left.

[–] RyanHakurei@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Except crime actually did surge with communities of color hit the hardest. It's fun to sling around catchy slogans, but many people especially minorities are not up for it.