• Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlM
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      1 year ago

      They are not joking. You can see them continuing here: https://lemm.ee/comment/3563759

      And this isn’t whataboutism (not that it matters). The first commenter ridiculed socialism by using a hypothetical scenario. The second commenter showed with evidence this hypothetical scenario is actually real under capitalism.

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        1 year ago

        When a liberal loses an argument they yell “whataboutism” it’s their little white flag

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          I have formulated this little definition for a couple years now.

          Whataboutism claims are a good sign of pseudo intellectuals dog whistling to attract mob attention, usually a last resort card played by people when they never have good discussion or argument skills.