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[–] PizzaMane@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

You made the claim. I’m asking you to cite your claim.

Do you expect citations from people saying water is wet?

Easy enough

"Majority of democrats pressure singular democrat over widely misunderstood phrase" equates to democrats celebrating murder? What a joke.

  • Pointing to a single democrat does not represent all democrats

  • The article itself states that she is in the minority position, even amongst democrats, further making her a bad representation of democrats on this issue

  • "Defund the police" is widely misunderstood as a phrase

  • Even if she literally meant "no police should exist" instead of the much more common meaning, that statement is not a celebration of crime or murder

So you've failed on multiple levels. Great job ignoring the rest of what I said though.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Defund the police" is widely misunderstood as a phrase

From Google:

defund v prevent (a group or organization) from continuing to receive funds

Words have meaning. Using words to represent new meanings breaks down our ability to communicate and think.

If Democrats didn’t want to mislead people, they shouldn’t have started using this “phrase” (Sorry it’s a slogan not a phrase. Again, words have definitions).

[–] PizzaMane@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

I agree it is a terrible and misleading phrase with a very confused meaning. Which just adds to why it is a terrible quote to use to support winter's claim.

[–] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you expect citations from people saying water is wet?

Water isn’t wet in science. So yes. I’d expect them to cite misinformation.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/is-water-wet

Rest of what you said was babble.

Democrats support crime. Most criminals are democrats. Democrats have destroyed most police departments with their hostile action. Major cities can’t hire officers because of the democrats.

No cash bail? That’s the democrats.

Police work to reduce crime and it’s why I support funding the police and strong prison sentences.

[–] PizzaMane@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Water isn’t wet in science. So yes. I’d expect them to cite misinformation.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miss%20the%20forest%20for%20the%20trees

Democrats support crime.

Your first attempt at proving it failed spectacularly, so you're just moving on to the next thing, which is rather disappointing.

[–] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Your first attempt at proving it failed spectacularly, so you’re just moving on to the next thing, which is rather disappointing.

It didn’t fail. It hit the mark. I can cite other things but you’ll continue to act in bad faith. You make things up then when asked to back up your claim. You hurl insults. When you are corrected, you hurl insults. So I’ll leave it at that.

[–] PizzaMane@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It didn’t fail. It hit the mark.

Then perhaps you didn't read what I said:

"Majority of democrats pressure singular democrat over widely misunderstood phrase" equates to democrats celebrating murder? What a joke.

  • Pointing to a single democrat does not represent all democrats

  • The article itself states that she is in the minority position, even amongst democrats, further making her a bad representation of democrats on this issue

  • "Defund the police" is widely misunderstood as a phrase

  • Even if she literally meant "no police should exist" instead of the much more common meaning, that statement is not a celebration of crime or murder

you’ll continue to act in bad faith.

I came in here with an actual argument, that democrats are trying to reduce deaths, and you immediately called me an edge lord. If anyone is acting in bad faith here it is you.

You hurl insults. When you are corrected, you hurl insults. So I’ll leave it at that.

I havent insulted you. To quote a non insult, "You're an edgelord. It’s what you are doing. You didn’t question a thing. You went full edge lord."

Don't want me saying these things? Maybe you should behave yourself. Don't insult me and I won't insult you. It's not that hard winter.