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> but doesn't sound like you want a police free lefty utopia In some ways that’s a feature more than a bug - by demanding an insanely extreme solution, you shi
by Shish2k 6y ago
> but doesn't sound like you want a police free lefty utopia
In some ways that’s a feature more than a bug - by demanding an insanely extreme solution, you shift the overton window such that a realistic solution looks acceptable by comparison.
(How did we even end up in a place where “police should not be tear-gassing peaceful protests” is a controversial opinion, and we need to reboot people’s expectations before suggesting it??)
- breischl 6y agoI wonder if that does shift the window, though? At some point I think you appear to be far enough out of the realm of reality that the suggestion appears unserious and is completely disregarded. eg, if we were talking about climate change one could say that we should just sterilize every human. Certainly that would reduce CO2 emissions. But I don't think it would move the discussion in any meaningful way. Defund the Police isn't that extreme, but the soundbite version of it may be far enough out there that many people ignore it in a similar way. Or maybe not, I'm just speculating.