They framed a relevant point that furthers the discussion in a way that was less ambiguous and less likely to do harm. For me personally, it's frustrating to s

They framed a relevant point that furthers the discussion in a way that was less ambiguous and less likely to do harm. For me personally, it's frustrating to see comments about things like whataboutism when they're obviously just to deflect and distract. At the very least, with caveats like saying "I don't support this, but..." there's some level of acknowledgement of, "yes, this might be veering into sketchy waters".