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I wasn't trying to excuse anything! I was pointing out that the problem is much broader than China. But you're right that I only read the headline, and the art

I wasn't trying to excuse anything! I was pointing out that the problem is much broader than China. But you're right that I only read the headline, and the article does make it sound worse than the headline did :).

CharlesColeman 8y ago
> I wasn't trying to excuse anything! I was pointing out that the problem is much broader than China. > But you're right that I only read the headline... Please don't do that. Your hot take based on the headline was identical in form if not intent to a propaganda technique called whataboutism, which is meant to distract attention away from particular abuses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism