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Both Whataboutism and the accusation of it are used for Burying.
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I prefer a shovel
Can you elaborate?
If i understand correctly, whataboutism is used to burry a statement without any solid counter-argument. The accusation of it burries the whataboutism's argument, which could be valid nonetheless.
Nowadays you can't compare anything to anything.
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2024
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