"That war and slavery are bad doesn't make the curtailing of civil rights for millions of people suddenly a nothingburger." Also known as the fallacy of relati

"That war and slavery are bad doesn't make the curtailing of civil rights for millions of people suddenly a nothingburger." Also known as the fallacy of relative privation. This line of reasoning quickly leads to the conclusion that only bad thing worth caring about is the absolute worst thing happening.