Comment by khazhoux
2 years ago
> Don't you think it may be useful to use a different slogan from the people who mean and do that?
Reminds me of "Defund the police." Led to people having to constantly explain that they didn't actually mean that police should have zero funds and be abolished. But, except, a lot of people on Twitter countered that they did mean exactly that, and that all cops are bad and they're all racist. :facepalm:
Any slogan will be denounced by people who hold opposing views. See how "Black Lives Matter" was perverted into "All Lives Matter" by detractors. It's not possible to satisfy people acting in bad faith, nor should one try to do so.
"Defund the police" was a particularly bad slogan, since it's ambiguous as written. I think actually the original intent was "Eliminate all police," and it was softened down by others.
But yes, I agree that detractors will co-opt language. It's an effective tactic.