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 agoWhat about Atrocity Trump? They point at Biden, but never the disaster trump would ensure.
minus-squareforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoHow is that relevant to this? Are people not allowed to protest now because “other guy would be worse”? That’s an actual authoritarian tactic. This isn’t saying “Trump would be better”. This is saying “Biden supporting a genocide is unacceptable”.
minus-squareUrist@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoWoaah. Hold up there cowboy. Are you suggesting we hold politicians responsible for their policy?
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?”
What about Atrocity Trump? They point at Biden, but never the disaster trump would ensure.
How is that relevant to this? Are people not allowed to protest now because “other guy would be worse”? That’s an actual authoritarian tactic.
This isn’t saying “Trump would be better”. This is saying “Biden supporting a genocide is unacceptable”.
Woaah. Hold up there cowboy. Are you suggesting we hold politicians responsible for their policy?
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?”