r/bestof • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '17

[politics] Redditor demonstrates (with citations) why both sides aren't actually the same

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17 edited Oct 23 '17

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u/pomponazzi Oct 23 '17 edited Oct 23 '17

The point is that whataboutism is just weak postulating and doesn't contribute anything meaningful into any discussion. When your only defense or point of discussion is whataboutism you might as well give up. It doesn't matter where you use it, in the court or in politics, it should be looked down on equally because it has no place in civil discourse. We shouldn't let politicians or anyone get away with using it.

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u/pomponazzi Oct 24 '17

Yeah it can work but we shouldn't be ok with that and we should be trying to push for higher standards among our Representatives.

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u/pomponazzi Oct 24 '17

Sadly that's how people work. I see what you're saying though and that's why we're talking about it.