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Whataboutism
by iso1631 4y ago
Whataboutism
- hoffs 4y agoOp literally ended a statement with whatabautism in mind
- cm2187 4y agoOMG, you can read my mind?
- kolanos 4y agoIt is literally the same story with drastically different results for the participants given their relative actions. The abuse of whataboutism has rendered it nonsense.
- picardythird 4y agoAbusing power to get re-elected is not the same as abusing power to advantage one's son in their career. Again, both unsavory. "literally the same story"?
- kolanos 4y agoPressuring a foreign leader to investigate potential corruption is not the same as pressuring a foreign leader to fire a prosecutor who is investigating corruption of which your family is directly involved.
- picardythird 4y ago> Pressuring a foreign leader to investigate potential corruption Right, anti-corruption Trump. Just stealing classified documents, installing his kids (and fucking son-in-law) in the white house, spending a third of his presidency hosting events and bookings on his properties, blackmailing Ukraine for political dirt, Trump University, refusing to accept a peaceful transition of power...Ok. My time is being unfairly wasted here.
- picardythird 4y agoCalling it the "mother of all conflicts of interest" is inviting a direct comparison to other conflicts of interest, unless words have no meaning. I'm suggesting they do, and what OP said was absurd given the surrounding context, which I brought up.