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> Whataboutism isn't a catch all term No, but it certainly applies to this comment and a whole load of other comments in the thread where people are trying to
by esperent 4y ago
> Whataboutism isn't a catch all term
No, but it certainly applies to this comment and a whole load of other comments in the thread where people are trying to draw false equivalence by pointing out isolated incidents of corruption or police violence in Europe and thereby implying that we shouldn't be looking too harshly on other countries. False/shaky equivalence as a distraction, AKA whataboutism.
- bawolff 4y ago> by pointing out isolated incidents of corruption or police violence in Europe and thereby implying that we shouldn't be looking too harshly on other countries I don't think they said this. Certainly if they made this argument it would be whataboutism.