Whataboutism exists to show fucks like you contradictions in your beliefs, not to excuse what is happening. Opposition is so strong in any capitalist country nowadays, isn’t it? Freedom of speech is universal right, until couple of journalists say something too “freespeachy”. Sure, making people to vote between two indistinguishable candidates is fine, but when one guy wins throughout the years - FREEDOM IS LOST, AUTHORITARIANISM IS ON THE RISE. Play pretend game of thinking that these two are so different, that one can be called democracy and other is fascistic dystopia is really funny.

AND OF COURSE THERE IS A FUCKING NAZI SLOGAN IN THE FLAIR, HOW VERY DEMOCRATIC.

  • Valbrandur@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    8 months ago
    1. Say the US must combat Russia because they are evil because of bad thing.
    2. Wait until someone tells you the US does the same bad thing to a worse degree.
    3. Call it whataboutism as it was given in response to your first statement.
    4. It is now a fallacy, so you can ignore the existence of the presented fact. Russia is still evil and the US isn’t, since you do not accept the info given to you.
    5. Continue supporting the US against Russia because they are evil because of bad thing.
    • RedClouds@lemmygrad.ml
      22·
      8 months ago

      Exactly. This is the real problem with calling out whataboutism. People like us actually understand what whataboutism means, we’re not stupid. We’re calling it out against liberals because they don’t see the hypocrisy of their system.

      • Valbrandur@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        19·
        8 months ago

        Ah, fair point, but you used the word “liberals” in the classical political sense, and not to describe exclusively supporters of the Democratic Party as a reb-blooded American would do. This can only mean that you are a Russian bot programmed to spread misinformation, as there is not such a thing as organic, differing workframes if these can be used to oppose the hegemony of the USA. I shall now proceed to discard your statement.