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by iso1631 1391 days ago
Whataboutism
3 comments

Calling it the "mother of all conflicts of interest" is inviting a direct comparison to other conflicts of interest, unless words have no meaning. I'm suggesting they do, and what OP said was absurd given the surrounding context, which I brought up.
Op literally ended a statement with whatabautism in mind
OMG, you can read my mind?
It is literally the same story with drastically different results for the participants given their relative actions.

The abuse of whataboutism has rendered it nonsense.

Abusing power to get re-elected is not the same as abusing power to advantage one's son in their career.

Again, both unsavory.

"literally the same story"?

Pressuring a foreign leader to investigate potential corruption is not the same as pressuring a foreign leader to fire a prosecutor who is investigating corruption of which your family is directly involved.
> Pressuring a foreign leader to investigate potential corruption

Right, anti-corruption Trump. Just stealing classified documents, installing his kids (and fucking son-in-law) in the white house, spending a third of his presidency hosting events and bookings on his properties, blackmailing Ukraine for political dirt, Trump University, refusing to accept a peaceful transition of power...Ok. My time is being unfairly wasted here.