#Whataboutism

AG

AGHamilton29

A very good point. The argument is nog longer whether what Trump did is defensible, but whether he should face any consequences for it. Hard to take people seriously when

Thabang Kgwete

Thabang_Kgwete

So, having read the founding affidavits of CASAC, HSF & Ngalwana SC for their applications to be admitted as amici curiae in the Zondo Commission vs Zuma ConCourt matter, what

The Recount

therecount

Trump’s defense team played a long whataboutism-filled mashup of Democrats saying the word “fight.” Follow along, here’s what they left out: "I̶ ̶l̶o̶o̶k̶e̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶e̶y̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶…̶

Aaron Rupar

atrupar

"Lord, infuse them with the spirit of nonpartisan patriotism" -- Senate Chaplain Barry Black's prayer begins the Trump defense portion of the #ImpeachmentTrial Michael van der Veen begins Trump's defense:

Celeste Headlee

CelesteHeadlee

FYI - "Whataboutism" is rhetorical device to deflect attention from an allegation by bringing up some other issue, never responding to the original charge. "You're a liar!""You ate my French

David Rothschild

DavMicRot

If you tell someone to go commit violent insurrection, but then say later "be peaceful about it" while you wink/smile, that is not exonerating. If I did not know who

Red Lori Bright Eyes, BAA, Black Belt Tang Soo Do

RedloraineV

Here's a thread I will keep of all the memes I've made. I'll keep posting them here as I make them, for organization's sake.Please share, I don't need credit, just

Telltale (Owen Morgan) 👄wearing a mask👄

telltaleatheist

ive noticed any time trump cultists do something REALLY wrong, like storm the capitol or something, they fall back on these five fallacies/propaganda techniques to defend themselves:cherrypickmoral equivalencewhataboutismtu quoquecard stack

Will Wilkinson 🌐

willwilkinson

This is why I'm not a critic of "cancel culture." It's crucial to impose social costs for the breech of key social norms. The lesson of overreaction is that we

Villain Gaon

JustSayXtian

Okay, if a lesson on the history of antisemitism is in order, let's have a history lesson.The word 'antisemitism' was literally invented by white supremacists. It was an attempt to

Gummi Bear

gummibear737

A little thread about Trump and the GOP moving forwardThe right is currently divided into two factions:-Traditional Republicans (TR)-TrumpistsTrump lost because some TRs rejected himThe GA Senate race was lost

James Palmer

BeijingPalmer

This is a bad piece, and the dumbest kind of whataboutism.https://www.theverge.com/21355465/tiktok-us-china-information-nationalism-online-propaganda?fbclid=IwAR35wunrhendHFI3fyAxN_oOYr6VTnZXA4_w1mdxacYxQl5oQYAOhjSSKLo it's notable that

Deborah Brewis

DeborahBrewis

5 anti-racist actions we can take now:1/5Amplify & resist appropriation of the work of POC esp.WOC who have been developing and doing this work for many years and thinking through

Joseph Peterson

josephwpeterson

Maybe you've seen this Nuremberg Trials analogy making the rounds. It's an important point: we should hold violent extremists responsible, even if those extremists call it "divisive."/threadhttps://twitter.com/JohnCleese/s

Mbhazima Shilowa

Enghumbhini

A threadSome who speak of Madiba having sold out have never been with Madiba in engagement with the NP and its surrogate the IFP. They don’t know how close we

OnlyFritz

FritzQS

A thread1) I've had a little time to reflect on my tweets/takes following the events of January 06. I still stand by everything I've said. I stayed steadfast in condemning

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