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minus-squareFluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down4·edit-22 days agoWhen trying to hold your leaders to a higher standard gets you downvotes. Classic.
minus-squareInfynislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·2 days agoThe downvotes are for the whataboutism
minus-squareFluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoI don’t disagree. But holding both sides of the aisle to a certain standard doesn’t have to be whataboutism, though. It’s possible to look at government’s behavior as a whole without deflecting in the name of your particular side.
minus-squareInfynislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days agoIn this case though, it’s a community note on xitter, so it’s definitely there as whataboutism
When trying to hold your leaders to a higher standard gets you downvotes. Classic.
The downvotes are for the whataboutism
I don’t disagree. But holding both sides of the aisle to a certain standard doesn’t have to be whataboutism, though. It’s possible to look at government’s behavior as a whole without deflecting in the name of your particular side.
In this case though, it’s a community note on xitter, so it’s definitely there as whataboutism