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What happened to efforts to ‘defund the police’ in Minneapolis and elsewhere? (www.nytimes.com)

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The movement faltered after activists failed to build broad support for a goal that lacked a clear definition. When crime surged, Republicans seized on it as evidence that Democrats were being recklessly soft on crime.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Did crime actually surge? No it didn't. It was just hyped. As usual failure to control the narrative was a fatal flaw. Something the right understands better than the left.