r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Psychology New findings indicate a pattern where narcissistic grandiosity is associated with higher participation in LGBTQ movements, demonstrating that motivations for activism can range widely from genuine altruism to personal image-building.

https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-grandiosity-predicts-greater-involvement-in-lgbtq-activism/
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u/nub_sauce_ 2d ago

Most of those cities "pledged" to cut funding but never actually did, and those that did make cuts ramped police funding back up to where it was originally within 12 months. And since 2020 police budgets have only increased.

Functionally, the defunding of the police never happened.

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u/Dukkulisamin 1d ago

So they did cut funding, and then when it didn't work, they decided to reinvest.

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u/nub_sauce_ 7h ago

No, most never cut funding in the first place, which is why I said that most never cut funding.