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by lomnakkus 3432 days ago
This is Whataboutism.
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Case law is based on "whatabout-ism" so there is little unusual about it. It's nice and quippy to say "whataboutism" and be dismissive but it's a really important principle in common law.
This discussion does not even approach the rigor of jurisprudence.