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He's talking about a known slogan. You're speculating as to what that group "wants".

• bena 5y ago
  Those slogans describe things the group would want. Your objections are rooted in a bias you aren't willing to admit.
  • RankingMember 5y ago
    You and I both have innate biases that any objections we have would be inevitably colored by, so that's not really a material statement. What I'm saying is that when you say something like: > They want to keep everything they have and have other people handle all of that stuff they don't want to ...you're criticizing a composited caricature that only exists in such a monolithic form in your head.
    • bena 5y ago
      Fine. Find me one police station that will willingly cut its own budget and surrender the unnecessary military gear it has acquired. The police are fine with not doing those things as long as it doesn't come at their expense. You are trying to find ways to criticize my statement without acknowledging that your criticism would apply to the other poster. It's not flying.
      • RankingMember 5y ago
        That's definitely not happening (police cutting their own budget). This back and forth is a little funny because I think we're both on the same page I think except for the procedural implications of the word "they" and which contexts its use may be considered over-broad. I think we'll have to agree to disagree on that aspect, but I appreciate the conversation.