culprit@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 5 days ago"cuz, y'know, China bad."lemmy.mlimagemessage-square366fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down1150
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minus-squareAbsurdly Stupid @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down12·edit-23 days agoYou’re misusing “whataboutism”, you should drop that from your rotation. We’re not limited to one point of discussion here, etc. Primus~ “He’s a murderer, how dare he murder Bob!” Secundus~ “That’s because Bob killed his entire family!” Primus~ “Whataboutism!” Secundus~ “You win the debate, I am wrong, I’m sorry.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism I know you’ve heard the term many times and are excited to join in… but don’t.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoGo back to reddit, holy shit.
minus-squareRiverRock@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 days agoI’m using it mockingly, it’s a stupid term for exactly that reason
You’re misusing “whataboutism”, you should drop that from your rotation.
We’re not limited to one point of discussion here, etc.
Primus~ “He’s a murderer, how dare he murder Bob!”
Secundus~ “That’s because Bob killed his entire family!”
Primus~ “Whataboutism!”
Secundus~ “You win the debate, I am wrong, I’m sorry.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
I know you’ve heard the term many times and are excited to join in… but don’t.
Go back to reddit, holy shit.
Noooooooooooooo
I’m using it mockingly, it’s a stupid term for exactly that reason