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Not that I’m one to do so, but comments like that usually get downvoted as it’s a quintessential example of whataboutism. Egypts government is abhorrent.
by girvo 11mo ago
Not that I’m one to do so, but comments like that usually get downvoted as it’s a quintessential example of whataboutism.
Egypts government is abhorrent.
- Waterluvian 11mo agoI’m not sure this is whataboutism. To me at least, the distinguishing feature is using a whatabout as a form of deflection or absolution.
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- SequoiaHope 11mo agoI think there is room for a certain reasonable reaction to propagandized information like this. We focus certain bad things while ignoring others. Recognizing that we do ignore other bad things can be valuable context for how we interpret these stories.