“We are going to do something that I will say is slightly controversial but it shouldn’t be. We are going to indemnify policemen and precincts and states and cities from being sued. We want them to do their job. Our police and law enforcement has to come back and they want to come back and …

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9405812

“We are going to do something that I will say is slightly controversial but it shouldn’t be. We are going to indemnify policemen and precincts and states and cities from being sued. We want them to do their job. Our police and law enforcement has to come back and they want to come back and they want to do their job. And we are going to indemnify them so they don’t lose their wife, their family, their pension, and their job. We are going to indemnify policemen and law enforcement. We are going to tell them to get out, we love you, do your job.” – Trump, speaking last night at the New York Young Republicans Club gala.

Trump going after the tyrant vote.

  • FuglyDuckEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I already told you, I sit between progressives and moderates because I have the same goals as progressives and the same methods as moderates (or at least what would be considered a slower and measured process).

    You know, that makes you a conservative right? Slowing progress and social change is the heart of conservatism. (In reality republican “conservatives” are in fact regressive- which is why they got rid of RvW, want to get rid of Obama care, and deregulate every regulation curtailing corporates.)

    Just something for you to think about.

    • @[email protected]
      1•1 year ago

      I should probably clarify what I mean. Healthcare for example – I have no qualms about instantly moving to a Medicare for All system, or establishing a copy of say the UK or German system.

      My caution would be on what comes after that. Currently pretty much every universal healthcare system has a form of supplemental private insurance for those who want it. I wouldn’t immediately support abolishing all insurance, because that’s untread ground. I would however immediately support commissioning studies to figure out what it would look like and if there’s any unexpected issues that come up. Alternatively, if someone else tests it and things look good, then let’s immediately jump to abolishing insurance.

      For a lot of American issues actually there wouldn’t be much difference. We have plenty to catch up on. We could adopt European systems without any concern.

      I think my mentality probably applies more with climate change, where I don’t want the government to start building large scale fusion reactors when we really haven’t proved out the technology. Or, deploying a chemical additive in the atmosphere to absorb CO2, without extensive studies on the after effects. I don’t want us to create an even bigger problem with the solution.

      EDIT: And to be clear, when I say we shouldn’t immediately ban all private insurance, that’s not out of love for those companies. It’s to figure out how we smoothly transition everyone currently working in that industry to a new job. I don’t want a situation where all of those workers suddenly become unemployed or are thrown to the wolves.