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by gregallan 2523 days ago
This is pure whataboutism. The parent comment said nothing about the US to even imply there isn’t also a problem there.
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On the contrary, the GP is a (light) instance of the chinese robber fallacy. https://rationalconspiracy.com/2015/03/08/the-chinese-robber... They're using "a generic problem to attack a specific person or group, even though other groups have the problem just as much (or even more so)" and should be called out on it.
Super light