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It wouldn't be HN without classic "But America Bad!" whataboutism.

• thriftwy 3y ago
  Why do people bother typing in accusations in the discussion that they know would be widely overturned in the opposing direction? That's not a tabloid, you cannot force text on your audience and have their "what about" heard only by their relatives.
  • blargey 3y ago
    Because “What about” is a distraction tactic. It does not overturn anything.
    • thriftwy 3y ago
      More often than not, the original message in the first place was a distraction. You do not get to dictate the direction of discussion to your peers and having them go along. So what are they distracting it from?
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• mc32 3y ago
  I dunno, one crime was ~200MM the other ~10MMM, so an order of magnitude and a half larger crime. Both are associated with political figures in their respective countries.
• thrway63245 3y ago
  Americans are always good guys by definition.
• FpUser 3y ago
  And your problem with it is?