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minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·4 days agoThe downvotes are for the whataboutism
minus-squareFluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoI don’t disagree. But holding both sides of the aisle to a certain standard doesn’t have to be whataboutism, though. It’s possible to look at government’s behavior as a whole without deflecting in the name of your particular side.
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 days agoIn this case though, it’s a community note on xitter, so it’s definitely there as whataboutism
The downvotes are for the whataboutism
I don’t disagree. But holding both sides of the aisle to a certain standard doesn’t have to be whataboutism, though. It’s possible to look at government’s behavior as a whole without deflecting in the name of your particular side.
In this case though, it’s a community note on xitter, so it’s definitely there as whataboutism