Defunding the Police?

Crackpots and other Republicans have, of late, accused the Democrats of indulging in cannibalism and of demanding that the police be defunded. Centrist Democrats have denied the cannibalism part, and I believe they are probably right. 

Centrist Democrats agree with Republican crackpots that progressive Democrats campaigned in favor of defunding the police. And that this cost the party votes in swing districts. 

Speaking for myself, I'd like to see racist police departments defunded and replaced by anti-racist departments, so I am guilty as charged, except that I am not a Democrat. I'm independent.

There must be a Democrat somewhere who actually ran on a platform calling for defunding the police, but basically this charge is a fabrication. Progressive Democrats are way too chicken to support the Black Lives Matter slogan. (That's why I'm not a Democrat.)

So why are centrist Democrats lying about their own progressive congress members? Well, the centrists want to retain power. Power is worth billions of dollars. To control that money and retain their ties to Wall Street, the centrists have to club down the progressive wing of their party. 

Here's another theory about why the Dems recently lost seats. What they offer the voters is mighty thin oatmeal, mostly water. If they offer warm, thick stew the next time around, they might attract hungry voters. Or not. Undecided voters seem able to overlook issues like life vs. death.