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Perhaps, but that's off-topic what aboutism. What does that have to do with the story?
by dbsmith83 5y ago
Perhaps, but that's off-topic what aboutism. What does that have to do with the story?
- chc 5y agoI think it is relevant here because it provides evidence on whether other countries are likely to put their foot down against China over things like this.
- dbsmith83 5y agoThe Assange situation is very different than this one on many levels. I can't see much similarity. It came across as a poor attempt to defend the CCP with the old "America is no better" trope
- Chris2048 5y agowhataboutism usually refers to irrelevant things. Given Assange is recent (and ongoing) why is it not relevant?
- dbsmith83 5y agoAnd relevant usually refers to something that relates to the topic. Again, I ask, what does it have to do with the story?
- Chris2048 5y agoIts a comparison to us/uk relations, that relates to the topic. It literally refers to the story as "this".
- dbsmith83 5y ago"But what about the US/UK!? They do it too!" Combined with the fact that the Assange situation is not at all similar, I don't see it as relevant.
- Chris2048 5y agoDifferent situation, same behaviour - the trampling of individuals for political gain. BTW, even the historical example of Russian "and you lynch blacks" to the US in response to human-right criticism is relevant, as exemplified by the export of BLM as a general civil rights movement. The US/UK should still be able to criticise China, but without pretending to be a laudable moral example.
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- dbsmith83 5y agoAh then this is where our difference of opinion is. I can see now why you think it's relevant. For me, I always viewed the Russian responses to criticism as diversionary in nature, meant to just essentially say "Well you're not perfect either!". To me, that is just a diversionary tactic to disregard the subject at hand