Thread by @elderofziyon

The idiocy of the Left in a single tweet (a thread)

https://twitter.com/elivalley/status/1334652174920462336

Background: Obama said, "“You lost a big audience the minute you say it ["Defund the Police"], which makes it a lot less likely that you’re actually going to get the changes you want done.”

For once, he is 100% right.
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I read some of the white papers from the Left on what they call "defunding the police."

I agreed with about 90% of what they said. Nearly all of it was for thoughtful police reform.

And I've spoken to law enforcement professionals who agree.
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Everyone agrees that police shouldn't be doing the job of social workers. Police being called about a mentally ill person acting strangely are more likely to make mistakes - their job is to protect people, not cure them.
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And everyone, right and left, agree that racism has no place on any police force. I don't think it is systemic - after all, police forces are probably among the most integrated organizations in the US - but no one supports racism.
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So here is a wonderful example where the right and the left can come together and work on improving the situation, right?

No, of course not. Because the Left insists on the extra 10% of "DEFUND THE POLICE." 6/

Which makes ordinary people wonder if they need to buy guns to defend themselves. It makes people feel insecure. The entire point of a government is to provide protection for citizens and these people are saying, no, no one gets protection because police are EVIL. 7/

So instead of coming to an agreement that can improve the lives of everyone, the Left insists on a message that the police shouldn't exist - which would worsen the lives of everyone.

A huge opportunity lost and wasted because of the malice of those who want power, not solutions.