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- Mashton has stolen my hat!
- But you are wearing pink socks, how can you possibly comment on Mashton whilst the pink sock debacle continues
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Whataboutism misdirects, deflects, refuses to engage with the actual point.
- Mashton has stolen my hat!
Dammit-
I see your point, but equally a real world example would be more meaningful.
One cyclist kills a pedestrian, front page new for months, new laws on cyclists. If anybody mentions 1800 people killed by motorists, that wataboutism.
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Whataboutism misdirects, deflects, refuses to engage with the actual point.
Yeah, but who gets to decide what the "actual point" is? When discussions focus on just one cause or one effect of the problem to the exclusion of others, it can become obvious that it's just because they have a particular axe to grind.
HousecatHST
ffm
I’ve never under stood why whataboutism is seen as some kind of silver bullet argument killer!