Whataboutery is what used to be called an example...

And is just a get out of jail card for people in glasshouses isn't it?...for the record I am steering clear of the subject post...it's just "that" phrase boils me a bit.

Posted By: yellowman on July 15th 2019 at 20:36:06

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Trump's been racist again. (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 19:41:29
- When is he not racist? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 15, 20:14:13
- I can remember posting,after watching Galloway on press TV about 8 years ago,that count (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 15, 19:53:51
- all that progress (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 15, 19:45:28
  - Whataboutery. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 20:27:16
    - Tricky,whataboutery just highlights how people judge different groups (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 15, 20:48:40
  - People who don't like the far right also don't like the far left. Why the extremes? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 15, 20:14:57
  - The Conservatives didn't even have a definition for anti semitism until July last year. (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 20:02:01
    - and you have just tried to make two wrongs into a right (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 15, 20:08:06
      - No, he has you there (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 15, 20:23:10
        
        the Labour party simply is not racist, it's a complete fucking sham (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 16, 01:57:33
        
        You mean those dastardly Jews? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 16, 11:28:42
        
        Hold on. Pants posted about Trump, the far right and racism (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 20:31:00
        
        I am not a far right supporter (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 15, 20:53:41
        
        Whataboutery is what used to be called an example... (General Chat) - yellowman, Jul 15, 20:36:06
        
        No (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 20:40:30
        
        Ok....I just might.... (General Chat) - yellowman, Jul 15, 20:45:28
        
        Thanks, that's why gobb got a short reply because he was accusing me of the very (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 20:33:17
        
        Ok fair enough. Soz (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 15, 20:45:15
        
        Ta (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 20:57:49
        
        what are you on about (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 15, 22:40:07
        
        ^^^ to pants (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 15, 20:23:39
        
        He answered my post about Trump, with a comment about Labour (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 20:31:44
      - No, that's what you did. (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 20:13:49

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