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> Using a tool to help someone see that their thoughts or words are foolish isn't a bad thing. That's not what you're doing. Whataboutism is a method of _stopp
by alangibson 5y ago
> Using a tool to help someone see that their thoughts or words are foolish isn't a bad thing.
That's not what you're doing. Whataboutism is a method of _stopping_ interrogation via deflection and redirection.
I think a lot of people that engage in whataboutism do actually think they're trying to start a discussion or analyze the situation more deeply. They just fail to see what their actually doing due to not being particularly skilled analysts (trying to be nice here...).
> he basically did nothing.
Unwarranted assumption
- namecheapTA 5y agoI don't even see how what I said applies to what you're saying. Stopping interrogation? I nor anyone else was not being interrogated. I did not deflect or redirect. I asked him if he felt the same way about what America did. Not to deflect, but to get him to realize that (unless he is the 0.01% that tried to do something real about Americas many weird wars) when countries went to crazy wars previously, he did not feel the same. Hopefully that makes him wonder why.... either he is a terrible person, or his main point is wrong.
- kaishiro 5y agoI don't really have a dog in this particular fight, but you seem to be making a lot of assumptions off of a single emotional posting by this person.