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minus-squarechlorokenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 hours agoThis is “whataboutism” and you should not do it.
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-22 hours agoThis is exactly as much whataboutism as the comment I replied to…if you ignore my second sentence.
minus-squarechlorokenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·31 minutes agoHow was the comment you replied to whataboutism? Please, elaborate. I want to understand how you think.
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 minute agoUpon consideration, it wasn’t so much whataboutism as it was hyperbole. Which was the entire point of my original comment.
This is “whataboutism” and you should not do it.
This is exactly as much whataboutism as the comment I replied to…if you ignore my second sentence.
How was the comment you replied to whataboutism? Please, elaborate. I want to understand how you think.
Upon consideration, it wasn’t so much whataboutism as it was hyperbole. Which was the entire point of my original comment.