• chloroken
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    1 month ago

    This is “whataboutism” and you should not do it.

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      1 month ago

      This is exactly as much whataboutism as the comment I replied to…if you ignore my second sentence.

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        1 month ago

        How was the comment you replied to whataboutism? Please, elaborate. I want to understand how you think.

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          1 month ago

          Upon consideration, it wasn’t so much whataboutism as it was hyperbole. Which was the entire point of my original comment.