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by jfengel 101 days ago
That was the OP's intent -- it's meant to be sarcastic. That's why "both sides" was in quotes. It's a common form of argument: I can do (very bad thing) because you did (slightly bad thing).

It even has a Wiktionary entry:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bothsidesism