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minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 day ago Whataboutism or whataboutery (as in “what about …?”) is a pejorative for the strategy of responding to an accusation with a counter-accusation instead of a defense against the original accusation.
minus-squareAlwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoSurely you can see how that’s a different thing when you engage in the exact type of behaviors you’re accusing others of. Surely.
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI’m defending my argument that the first comment was indeed whataboutism. Are you confused?
Surely you can see how that’s a different thing when you engage in the exact type of behaviors you’re accusing others of. Surely.
I’m defending my argument that the first comment was indeed whataboutism. Are you confused?