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1 year ago

When US government provides resources to these people, is it good or bad?

And this is why your comparison is historically illiterate. The actual comparison would be US funding the nazis in WW2. You’re either ignorant of whom US is propping up in Ukraine or you’re just dishonest. Either way not a good look.

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Cethin@lemmy.zip

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1 year ago

Still didn’t answer the question. More What-aboutism. How unexpected! /s

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1 year ago

I did answer your question in detail, and it’s safe to dismiss anybody who uses whataboutism as a form of argument. That’s just a logical fallacy that imbeciles use to try and create a double standard.

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Cethin@lemmy.zip

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1 year ago

You didn’t, and I didn’t use What-aboutism. I pointed out that you did. You said “what about…” What’s wrong with you?

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1 year ago

I did, and you crying about whataboutism is what I’m referring to. Anybody who calls out whataboutism as a form of argument is engaging in intellectual dishonesty. The question you set up is fundamentally wrong, and you’re fishing for an answer for that setup. This is like me asking you if you’ve stopped beating your wife.

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Cethin@lemmy.zip

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1 year ago

I love that, in your opinion, calling out What-aboutism is “intellectual dishonesty” but using it is totally OK.

I also love that you say you both answered the question, and also that you didn’t because it was wrong to ask.

This is like me asking you if you’ve stopped beating your wife.

That’s be easy to answer for anyone being honest. It’s either “I never did”, “yes”, or “no”. Someone who want to hide something may not answer the question though, and likely they’ll do something to throw people off, like attacking them for something they did instead (aka, “what about…”). It’s avoiding the question.

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1 year ago

Calling whataboutism simply serves to set up a double standard for yourself and others. That’s what makes it intellectually dishonest. Meanwhile, there is nothing intellectually dishonest about pointing out hypocrisy and double standards.

I also love that you say you both answered the question, and also that you didn’t because it was wrong to ask.

I answered your question by explaining to you in detail why the question is nonsensical. US is currently supporting fascists in Ukraine, trying to compare that to US supporting allies fighting against fascists in WW2 is backwards. The fact that you can’t comprehend that says volumes.

That’s be easy to answer for anyone being honest. It’s either “I never did”, “yes”, or “no”. Someone who want to hide something may not answer the question though, and likely they’ll do something to throw people off, like attacking them for something they did instead (aka, “what about…”). It’s avoiding the question.

Once again you missed the whole point there which is setting up a false premise and then trying to get the other person to work within that premise. This is precisely what you did with your question. Pointing that out isn’t avoiding the question it’s calling out your bullshit.

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