It seems to me that the people scapegoating individuals and (eg) book stores for structural problems are the ones making this error, not me. I agree there are lots of structural problems and urge lots of changes to address them.https://twitter.com/gilmored85/status/1281372421413646337 …
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Replying to @conor64
something something the moderate who is more devoted to “order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but....
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Replying to @conor64
Might be time to re-read "Letter From Birmingham" again.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
My argument explicitly sides with both protests and substantive reforms--and on police reforms, I've been far on the pro side of the spectrum for two decades. In what relevant sense then am I a moderate?
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the debate, at least from my POV, has moved pretty substantially in the last 8 weeks, to pointing out the flaws with Obama-era reforms including diversifying the police force, body cameras to a more structural conversation about how lower-income communities interface w/ the state
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whether the police are appropriate first responders in the vast majority of situations, whether they could be more focused and budgeted on solving violent crime versus addressing traffic, mental health, and a whole host of issues that don't need armed officers & escalation risks
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