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In reply to the discussion: James Carville worried Dems set to lose over social issues [View all]bigtree
(85,987 posts)...that's the ONLY issue that's being seriously discussed and debated by legislators.
No prominent pol is proposing defunding police, except, ostensibly AOC in the case of police in schools. All that's been proposed by legislators is a reallocation of forces and funding, something regularly decided by state legislatures.
What you're talking about 'hurting Dems' is the very same mischaracterization of Democratic positions on the issue. You're conflating the initial BLM slogan and sentiment with very different proposals, muddying the water and doing the very thing you're handwringing about - perpetuating disinformation and perpetuating the notion that AOC or any prominent Democrat supports something similar to what BLM wants. It's demonstratably false, and it's about the dumbest political tact in the room.