Situation intensifies as Beijing condemns tanker seizures and US security chief calls to remove Nicolas Maduro from power.
  • Archangel1313@lemmy.caEnglish
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    15 days ago

    You know there’s “context” here though, right? I was responding directly to the article this post is about.

    Wanting to talk about everything else, is what makes it “whataboutism”. Whataboutism’s goal is to change the subject. It’s a form of deflection. It’s the introduction of a wide range of unrelated details, that have nothing to do with the original point being made.