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minus-squareGold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoits whataboutism to point out a flaw in ones argument?
minus-squareRickC137@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoWhataboutism is: “You said x but what about y?” Which doesn’t make x any less valid or problematic.
minus-squareanarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoImplying that the US chooses foreign support on the basis of democratic principles is misleading at-best It’s like me telling my doctor that I have a glass of wine a day, even though I also have a bottle of whiskey a day.
its whataboutism to point out a flaw in ones argument?
Whataboutism is: “You said x but what about y?” Which doesn’t make x any less valid or problematic.
Implying that the US chooses foreign support on the basis of democratic principles is misleading at-best
It’s like me telling my doctor that I have a glass of wine a day, even though I also have a bottle of whiskey a day.