To think whatabboutisms....

[chicken2015]

Have no place in response to debate or conversation, they are a Soviet Union propaganda tool. I cannot understand how it is ok to use them, i mean the president of America uses them reguarlly, and ive noticed on all trump threads its usually a 'defence'. Please help me understand ,

For anyone who os unsure what they are
Whataboutism

ˌwɒtəˈbaʊtɪz(ə)m/

noun

BRITISH

the technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counter-accusation or raising a different issue.

I can't believe you're ignoring the issue of straw men in debates. You clearly don't understand fallacies.

More seriously one person's "Whattaboutism" is another's principle of universality (by which I mean that a principle not universally applied is not ethical, rather than objective truth).

It's rife practice in modern political discourse, no? I can think of a million examples from DTrump.

I would say its seen as normal which is worrying, i have not come back to thread as im not sure what Relief is saying