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by me_me_me 2072 days ago
That's called a Whataboutism. It doesn't address nor make any point.

Its a crude deflection.

One countries atrocities are not an excuse for other to follow their suit

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It's not whataboutism when GP is not-so-subtly accusing China of being the root cause of the problems with the UN. The point it that the problems run much deeper than that.