Since the argument about “defund” being a bad word to use in political discourse is going on again, I will just observe that the present regime has made such violent terms as “diversity,” “equity” and “inclusion” disqualifying words to use.
There is no word that can’t be turned into the wrong word.
There is no word that can’t be turned into the wrong word.
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https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/silence-equals-death-more-life-exhibit/
That the media treat it like one is arguably a huge part of the problems we face.
In politics if you’re explaining, you’re losing.
It seems like you derive your opinions on what words are bad and slogans defective based on what the biggest enemies of change and most reactionary think.
Someone talented should make a meme about the evolution of the "sound bite" in news and government.
https://www.sambarecovery.com/rehab-blog/average-human-attention-span-statistics
The tell is that blue cities in blue states increased police budgets.
Of course when Trump campaigned, before and during his presidency, these are the same people that proudly wore T-shirts with such slogans as 'F*ck Your Feelings!'
Idiots ruin things.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/29/im-credited-with-having-coined-the-acronym-terf-heres-how-it-happened
"Defund the police" is unpopular because it implies a substantively unpopular policy (defunding the police)
Words and opinions change over time due to exposure to concepts.