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by ajuc 1569 days ago
Why should Ukraine be punished for American sins?

Your logic is basically "Alice murdered Bob and you said nothing, therefore you can't say anything when Dave murders Eve". If I knew Eve and didn't knew Bob it's pretty obvious I will care more. There's nothing wrong with this.

What is wrong is silencing people who speak out against aggressive wars. It's a common tactic called whataboutism. And it's exactly what you are doing.

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'Whataboutism' is the calling out of hypocrisy. If the cap fits, wear it.