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“Defund the Police,” the mantra of Black Lives Matter. What a remarkably stupid idea. This is the drum the Left was banging on for months, and the results were there for all to see. Violence. Riots. Burning. Death. To question why was was an act of racism, to be beaten down at times literally.
\nBut suddenly it all stopped. Silence. A few weeks before the election not a peep of “Defund the Police” was heard. This was not an accident. Powerbrokers on the left decided this was not a good look for progressives, and it came to a halt.
\nOr has it?<\/p>\n
Memo says movements such as Black Lives Matter ‘pushed Democrats to power’<\/strong><\/em> Some Democrats in Congress have tried to distance themselves from anti-police rhetoric following the party’s underperformance in last week’s elections, but left-wing activists and lawmakers are intent on pushing the party even further to the left. <\/p>\n House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina, Rep. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania and Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia are among the Democrats who’ve tried to distance themselves from socialism and the “defund the police” movement following the election. But the party’s activist base has said that won’t fly. <\/p>\n Justice Democrats, a far-left group aligned with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was one of four left-wing groups who signed a memo Tuesday urging Democrats to embrace Black Lives Matter, which has called for slashing funds to police departments across the country. <\/p>\n “The lesson to be learned from this election cannot and should not be to lean into racist resentment politics, or back away from the social movements that pushed Democrats to power,” read the memo, which was obtained by Politico. <\/p>\n “If Democrats cower from the national conversation sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement, then the only ones left owning this space will be the GOP,” the memo continued.<\/p>\n Black Lives Matter sent a letter on Nov. 7 to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris requesting a meeting “to begin the immediate work of Black liberation.” <\/p>\n The organization posted an update on Monday asking supporters to sign a petition in support of their request for a meeting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Tellingly, the Biden transition team didn’t respond when asked if they will grant BLM a meeting. And Clyburn isn’t being altruistic in pushing back. When speaking on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d about the loss of his former aide Jaime Harrison to incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham in his home state, \u201cJaime Harrison started to plateau when \u2018Defund the Police\u2019 showed up with a caption on TV right across his head,\u201d Clyburn told host Chuck Todd.<\/p>\n \u201cThat stuff hurt Jaime. And that\u2019s why I spoke out against it a long time ago,\u201d Clyburn added. \u201cI\u2019ve always said that these headlines can kill a political effort.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n No, Congressman Clyburn. These headlines killed people. And the Far Left doesn’t care. Read the entire article here: Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nBy Peter Hasson <\/strong><\/p>\n