Squad Members Clap Back at Obama's 'Defund the Police' Clapback

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You think you are living in a utopian universe that does not exist..

Not at all. It's very clear to me that I live in a society that is finding it really difficult to let go of the idea that the police are there to protect and serve everyone, and just a little more money or a little more training is all it will take to make things perfect.

how is the community going to acquiesce to your wishes of meeting the environment & needs for every single person

It's funny, I hear a lot in the Democratic Party about how we want to remove barriers and increase access for people to get what they need. But it always surprises me how quickly people get hung up on "worthy" or "unworthy" recipients -- that we can't forgive college loans because rich people will benefit, that people who take drugs maybe should get a different kind of "universal" healthcare than the rest of us, that we can't just GIVE people houses. Pushing police abolition faces the same challenges. It's definitely not an overnight solution. In the meantime, I'll just keep learning about it, and talking about it with people like it's a reachable goal, and being a dick online about it, and believing a better way is possible.