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This isn't whataboutism, this is questioning your sheriff why they used their limited resources to arrest a shoplifter but ignored a burglar. People are rightf
by Tenoke 5y ago
This isn't whataboutism, this is questioning your sheriff why they used their limited resources to arrest a shoplifter but ignored a burglar. People are rightfully curious why the priorities seem off.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoThat is literally textbook definition of whataboutism
- khazhoux 5y agoSo is there no valid way to say "This is a waste of time and resources" ?
- delecti 5y agoSaying an antitrust lawsuit against Meta is a waste of time and resources is a potentially valid argument. Saying it's a waste of time and resource unless they also go after Google or whoever is not.
- aspenmayer 5y agoCompared to doing not prosecuting anticompetitive behavior? Doubtful.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoYou just did! And this claim is very different to the claim above. If you wanted to argue in favour of this claim, something like the statement below would be convincing: "The expected cost of prosecution is X, and expected benefit is Y. X >> Y"
- quickthrowman 5y agoLet’s break this down.. “Sheriff, you arrested the shoplifter, what about the burglar you let escape?” Please explain how your example is not whataboutism.
- Tenoke 5y agoAre you implying you would be against people in that city discussing why burglars are let free in favor of going after shoplifters? At any rate, whataboutism is typically about pointing out the hypocrisy of the criticising party - e.g. 'how can the government criticise Facebook when they spy on their citizens so much themselves'.