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Aella
@Aella_Girl
This is a pretty pervasive issue I see in social justice issues; many of the words they use sound complex and authoritative, but to me this is a giant red flag. It serves as a smokescreen asking you to just trust them, without providing concrete (and thus challengeable) claims.
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Erin
@ErinRielle
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@Aella_Girl
this is true, altho most of the time i don't feel like they're doing it intentionally/maliciously. i think, as contrapoints once said, a lot of leftism is escapism, so ideas like defunding the police inherently lack substance. it's just wishful thinking
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✨Arenth✨
@InnerOvalCat
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@Aella_Girl
The graphic you shared seems like a good, if crowded, introduction aimed at providing basic education on what “defund the police” means as more than a catch phrase. Is this an example of the poor communication you’re referencing?
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Bobby the runaway lab rat
@LabEscaped
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@Aella_Girl
So would "decriminalize sex work" also fail this test? Since "decriminalize" also needs *some* explanation. I think this argument ignores that there have been clear examples of suggested policies (like in the quoted cartoon) but these are purposely ignored by the other side.
Ashley
@polyaletheia
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@Aella_Girl
I suspect a lot of this jargon is due to the fact that this sort of thing is actually a compromise between Left positions (e.g., abolish the police vs. reduce police budget).
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Arunabh
@sarunabh
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@Aella_Girl
It goes back to writing essays in the liberal arts. I was an English grad and the lefty essayists we read were god awful writers. A lot is driven by a desire to make simple ideas (good or bad) seem complex as well as physics envy.
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Jeremy
@JeremyPhilosoph
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@Aella_Girl
It is a red flag and rightly so. It’s partly because the ideas are bad, but they also need to be vague to continue. Concrete actions can theoretically be obtained, but a good grift requires itself to persist even after a “success.”
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