return2ozma@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoGeorge Washington University encampment...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoWhataboutism is an appeal to hypocrisy. We are facing a general election, talking about the opposing candidate is necessary.
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoSo if two candidates are in direct competition, it’s fair to respond to criticism of one by bringing up problems with the other. Does this logic also hold if you replace the word “candidate” with “country?”
Whataboutism
Whataboutism is an appeal to hypocrisy. We are facing a general election, talking about the opposing candidate is necessary.
So if two candidates are in direct competition, it’s fair to respond to criticism of one by bringing up problems with the other.
Does this logic also hold if you replace the word “candidate” with “country?”