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Whataboutism can sometimes be a valid declaration of hypocrisy.

• throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  But there's no hypocrisy. Nobody is saying McCarthy was right or endorsing his tactics. Edit: It appears I may have misinterpreted the initial comments sarcasm as a "if McCarthy could do it then it's fair game" rather than a criticism of modern outrage mob tactics.
  • a1369209993 6y ago
    > Nobody is saying McCarthy was right or endorsing his tactics. You are correct that they are in fact not saying that; the hypocrisy is in then turning around and saying that cancel culture is right and endorsing their tactics.
  • BitwiseFool 6y ago
    I don't understand where you're coming from because I absolutely see the woke crowd using McCarthyite tactics.
  • kansface 6y ago
    Plenty of people in this thread have effectively endorsed McCarthyism. You don't have to look far - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26730485 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26730485