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- globalnews@lemmy.zip
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- globalnews@lemmy.zip
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/794993
Archived version: https://archive.ph/YHzBc
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230728005938/https://www.reuters.com/world/us-intelligence-report-says-china-likely-supplying-tech-russian-military-2023-07-27/
Your definition of whataboutism needs a serious overhaul. It’s done to divert anger somewhere else or lessen the perceived severity.
Topic: China saying one thing and then covertly doing another to support an unjust invasion.
Thread: “But whatabout Iraq?!?!”
It flows from tribalist anger. Gotta point out how the other team screwed up so you don’t feel so bad when your team shits the bed.