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[โ€“] cinnaa42@hexbear.net 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Remember how abolishing the police had majority/near-majority support in the wake of the murder of George Floyd? Public opinion is fickle and malleable.

[โ€“] purpleworm@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago

Well, remember how the entire political establishment was mobilized in explicit defense of cops for months? Yeah, it's malleable, but it's not just rocketing around for no reason.