"Defund the police" isn't confusing, nor is it too radical. Everyone I've explained it to for thirty seconds has responded, "Oh, that actually makes sense." Anyone telling you otherwise is trying to sell you something, and that something is the police.
US military psychological operations officers attempted to pacify Iraqis by teaching children the macarena. Now this tactic is successfully being used on protesters in the US to get them to abide by curfew. This is a counter-insurgency strategy.