Imagine telling Black people getting killed by police to tone down their message so they can get an ex CIA agent elected in VA.
Imagine telling Black people getting killed by police to tone down their message so they can get an ex CIA agent elected in VA.
I think some of you guys are being dismissive of how unpopular defund the police is among middle-age and older black people in urban communities
I think some of you guys are being dismissive of how unpopular defund the police is among middle-age and older black people in urban communities
I think Black leaders of the abolition movement understand as well as anyone the ideological and class differences of Black people and thats why the solution is community organizing and building a mass movement.
When you say this, you imply that abolition (or even defunding), is the will of the black community. It is very clearly not.
the defund police crowd has trouble articulating any legitimate reasons for why they want this.
I agree
which is why I also think messaging matters when you're working with topics like this
well that's just not true
I don’t disagree, but to who? Liberals will try to convince you that it matters to winning over swing districts, whereas i think activists have different reasons for their messaging.
Also action matters. It’s why i think campaigns like Mothers Day Bailout are so important. You can meme about abolishing prisons on Twitter, but also intervening in the incarceration of a mom because she had unpaid fines or expired tags is part of providing people an alternative vision for what is possible.
Same with housing. You can say “housing is a human right” or “landlords shouldn’t exist” but is that as powerful as interrupting evictions and saving someone from eviction?
Ha. In all fairness, the defund crew isn't going to get anywhere without moderates and progressives finding any legitimacy in it. Maybe I'm not smart enough to rationalize the thought process behind wanting total anarchy. I'll leave it at that.