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by zem 4925 days ago
to be fair, a lot of this post came across as whining too.
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People who accuse others of "whining" are usually doing the same. They're expressing indignation at the possibility that the other side might have standing in some kind of negotiation.

The technique is to divert attention away from what is being said by complaining about how it is being said.