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He's addressing each party, not describing each party's beliefs.

by dotty- 4y ago

jressey 4y ago
The commenter is comparing a core GOP belief: Minimal gun control with a fringe Democratic belief: Defund the police. Any comparison of the parties can't be done in good faith.
- bmmayer1 4y ago
  This does not seem like a charitable interpretation of the point OP is trying to make.
- Bud 4y ago
  "Defund the police" is more of a Republican parody of Democrats than anything else. It's a Fox News slogan. No substantial portion of the Democratic Party supports this, or ever has. But it's a great way to lie about your political opponents to keep anything rational from being done about gun violence or other issues.
  - zozbot234 4y ago
    The slogans "Defund the police" and even "Abolish the police" were in fact quite common in BLM protests and the like. They're not something that Fox News just came up with to ridicule Democrats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police
  - z9e 4y ago
    https://rsc-banks.house.gov/democrats-push-defund-police https://rsc-banks.house.gov/democrats-push-defund-police Plenty of prominent Democrats quotes here that say otherwise.
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- mensetmanusman 4y ago
  Hmmm ‘Defund the police’ is what you see on the signs at democrat protests. When you get in a discussion, it’s not quite what they mean, but that just means it’s a stupid slogan where you have to redefine every word to get at what you mean. Human politics and all…
thaway2839 4y ago
I don't understand what you mean. It's very clear that Republicans don't actually believe that improving mental health or mental healthcare is actually a solution to gun deaths, but only use it as a distraction from improving gun regulations that are desired by over 80% of Americans, including a majority of gun owners. Democrats on the other hand actually do understand that mental health issues are a part of the gun problem, and therefore provide solutions to tackle it both by improving mental health care access, as well as improving background checks to prevent those with mental health issues from accessing lethal weaponry easily.

He's addressing each party, not describing each party's beliefs.

by dotty- 4y ago

He's addressing each party, not describing each party's beliefs.

The commenter is comparing a core GOP belief: Minimal gun control with a fringe Democratic belief: Defund the police. Any comparison of the parties can't be done in good faith.

bmmayer1 4y ago
This does not seem like a charitable interpretation of the point OP is trying to make.
Bud 4y ago
"Defund the police" is more of a Republican parody of Democrats than anything else. It's a Fox News slogan. No substantial portion of the Democratic Party supports this, or ever has. But it's a great way to lie about your political opponents to keep anything rational from being done about gun violence or other issues.
- zozbot234 4y ago
  The slogans "Defund the police" and even "Abolish the police" were in fact quite common in BLM protests and the like. They're not something that Fox News just came up with to ridicule Democrats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police
- z9e 4y ago
  https://rsc-banks.house.gov/democrats-push-defund-police https://rsc-banks.house.gov/democrats-push-defund-police Plenty of prominent Democrats quotes here that say otherwise.
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mensetmanusman 4y ago
Hmmm ‘Defund the police’ is what you see on the signs at democrat protests. When you get in a discussion, it’s not quite what they mean, but that just means it’s a stupid slogan where you have to redefine every word to get at what you mean. Human politics and all…

thaway2839 4y ago

I don't understand what you mean. It's very clear that Republicans don't actually believe that improving mental health or mental healthcare is actually a solution to gun deaths, but only use it as a distraction from improving gun regulations that are desired by over 80% of Americans, including a majority of gun owners. Democrats on the other hand actually do understand that mental health issues are a part of the gun problem, and therefore provide solutions to tackle it both by improving mental health care access, as well as improving background checks to prevent those with mental health issues from accessing lethal weaponry easily.