• Amnesigenic
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    -236 days ago

    No, it’s not “whataboutism” because the source of the accusations is extremely relevant. The US and our allies lied about Iraq and Afghanistan to justify our invasions, and got all of the same western media outlets that are cosigning our accusations towards China did the same with those confirmed lies. We have a verifiable history of lying about other counteies to justify our foreign policy, and we have extremely obvious motive to lie about China right now. Pretending that’s not the case doesn’t help your credibility.

    • @Zorque@lemmy.world
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      176 days ago

      Right! You can cast doubt on their honesty by pointing out that they have lied before. That’s called evidence.

      However, saying they do the same thing as the other guy is not evidence of them lying. That’s whataboutism and ad hominem.