As we told you earlier, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined others on the left in spinning the call to “defund the police” by explaining what it really means:
“Defund” means that Black & Brown communities are asking for the same budget priorities that White communities have already created for themselves: schooling > police,etc.
People asked in other ways, but were always told “No, how do you pay for it?”
So they found the line item.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 9, 2020
Lots of DC insiders are criticizing frontline activists over political feasibility and saying they need a new slogan.
But poll-tested slogans and electoral feasibility is not the activists’ job. Their job is to organize support and transform public opinion, which they are doing.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 9, 2020
With that, Carol Roth had officially had enough of the “defund the police” doesn’t actually mean “defund the police” spin:
When I say "mint chip" I mean "strawberry".
"Defund" means withdraw funding. It's a financial term, which we know often confuses you. If you mean restructure, reallocate, prioritize or a slew of other things, use those terms.If you don't know what to use, ask someone who does. https://t.co/866X2oGy3c
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) June 9, 2020
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Hopefully that helps… but it probably won’t.
When they said “defund” the meant “defund” until it started polling poorly so now when they say “defund” it means anything but “defund.”
— Jonathan Sabin (@jonathanwsabin) June 9, 2020
That too.
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) June 9, 2020
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