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This was the laziest attempt at whataboutism I have seen all year. It didn't even make any sense. Step your game up.
by HumanDrivenDev 8y ago
This was the laziest attempt at whataboutism I have seen all year. It didn't even make any sense. Step your game up.
- coldtea 8y agoI find accusations of "whataboutism" even lazier. They're just thought-stoppers. "Whatabout" is about putting things in perspective. Accusations of whataboutism is about putting on blinders -- and examining only one thing at a time (the other side instead of yours usually), outside of any context. In other works, avoiding "whataboutism" is the worst way to go about understanding anything. Which makes sense, of course, as "accusations of whataboutism" were invented as a Cold War tactic, to dismiss any attempt of the "commies" to criticize back.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoYes I would imagine certain people would have used the exact same tactic in the cold war when millions of people lived under communism and all the hardships it caused. Now those same people are likely China-defenders. Whataboutism is just lazy. For example I could criticise a republican politician without it being an endorsement of a democratic one. Stick to the topic at hand - don't bring up a distraction.