08-31-2020, 07:59 PM
(08-31-2020, 04:46 PM)bfine32 Wrote: nah, still gotta but this one in whataboutisim. The OP did no comparison, he simply commented on Joe Biden's press conference. Folks around here start numerous threads daily about the bad stuff Trump does and as soon as someone tries to provide an example of something similar happening in the past it's called whatabourisim. Sometimes by the very folks trying to dismiss the OP.
No.
They call it "whataboutism" when it is an attempt to deflect judgment/discussion away from Trump/Biden and the example is not really equivalent. People "whatabout" when they want to normalize or neutralize a negative judgment about someone, without acknowledging the legitimacy of the criticism directed at that someone.
Citing precedents and setting up comparisons or contrasts to make a point about Trump or Biden on this thread is not "whataboutism" and is perfectly in bounds. That STARTS in deplth discussion. Whataboutism is intended to end it.
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