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StartTheMachine posted...

So they can actually enact the change they're fighting for? You do realize how important it was for MLK to sway the court of public opinion, right? Yes, I am aware he was still not popular while alive, but his marches were orchestrated in a manner specifically to sway public opinion and empathy and they did that just enough to succeed in the long run. The court of public opinion is arguably the most important thing for any mass movement to succeed. Just think about slavery, women's voting rights, and on and on.

The civil rights movement was absolutely massive and had a lot of different leaders and strategies making things possible. None of them were "right" or "wrong" approaches. I will concede that a lot of action came due to politicians reaching out to activists but...that still puts the onus on the politicians. It doesn't matter WHAT the "agreeable" activist faction does if politicians don't want to associate with ANY of it because they're generalizing on the most extreme parts. Enormous difference.

Also, have you read Letters from Birmingham Jail?

red13n posted...

Huh? I get this.

It doesn't mean you have to keep using it. Come up with something better. They have the power to frame public opinion. Use it (A bit more intelligently this time though).

Politicians also have the ability to frame public opinion. My point isn't that Dems should use the slogan. My point is they could have prevented it, and didn't, and now they need a new slogan. Conservatives will always try to co-opt "Defund the Police" as a weapon. That is not the fault of the activists, and it is no longer their problem if they don't want it to be.

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