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		diffeomorphism on Aug 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gallup: 81% of Black Americans Want Police to Reta... There is nothing "secret" or "other thing" about it. You seem to think that "defund" secretly means "abolish". It doesn't. It means defund.

roenxi on Aug 27, 2020 [–]

Defund can easily mean abolish; there isn't really a feasible way to run a police force if they can't pay salaries. It is a literal reading of the phrase and in line with what some (hopefully a tiny minority) of protesters have been asking for.

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