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It is early US time but still mid-afternoon in Moscow. The perfect time to try to bury a story or derail any conversations into dead-ends and flaming tarpits o
by evgen 5y ago
It is early US time but still mid-afternoon in Moscow. The perfect time to try to bury a story or derail any conversations into dead-ends and flaming tarpits of whataboutism.
- baud147258 5y agolike whataboutism about russian trolls, right?
- Retric 5y agoI don’t think people who genuinely believe this are necessarily trolls. It’s less contentious when someone defends their favorite sports team than a political organization, but I think it’s related in many ways. In the real world nothing is perfect, but everyone gives more slack to organizations they identify with be that religious, cultural, political, or personal reasons. Of course people can be trolls and also genuinely feel this way.
- evgen 5y agoI think you need to learn what the term 'whataboutism' actually means.