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The headline is misleading and I actually agree with Obama here that branding/messaging is everything in politics.
You are not (and shouldn’t) police activists, but I think the left often prioritizes feeling good aesthetically at the detriment of actually winning people over. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1333922606014214147
You are not (and shouldn’t) police activists, but I think the left often prioritizes feeling good aesthetically at the detriment of actually winning people over. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1333922606014214147
We’ve seen time and time again over the last decade or so that Americans will accept policies they allegedly opposed if you rebrand or frame them differently.
If “demilitarize the police” sells better than “defund the police” and keeps all the same asks, why not go with it?
If “demilitarize the police” sells better than “defund the police” and keeps all the same asks, why not go with it?
Many people are obviously going to disagree strongly on this and that's fine, I don't claim to hold the one truth.
But I do think folks in general need to ask from time to time if their priors are actually counterproductive, even if well-intentioned.
But I do think folks in general need to ask from time to time if their priors are actually counterproductive, even if well-intentioned.
Many who oppose "defund the police" say they support reducing police budgets and reallocating those resources.
That may not go far enough for activist demands, but I think it would be counterproductive for leftists not to at least entertain the idea of challenging priors.
That may not go far enough for activist demands, but I think it would be counterproductive for leftists not to at least entertain the idea of challenging priors.
