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I have seen very, very little evidence that reducing the power of the police is a broad right wing goal.

Reducing the power of government to regulate business or guns, enact taxes, force participation in markets, sure I think right wing voters want that. I don’t think those are the issues police are generally policing on a regular basis though.

Reducing the scope of officers day-to-day policing power or the array of tools they can use to subjugate minorities or others seen as “less than” over common offences like drug use or homelessness? Or their ability to abuse protestors, people filming unethical business practices, people filming inappropriate police interactions? You’d have a lot of convincing to do to show that those are broadly held right wing goals.




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