> "... whenever you are confronted with a very strong opinion about a topic, reasonable discussions about the topic often involve arguments that have long become outdated or are no longer strictly relevant to the conversation."
replyThats my observation when people retort “whataboutism” in usually a geopolitical context
Its not ever clear to me that people are aware that their own country or a place they respect engages in the same practice as the place they are denigrating
Like, sure I would like both places to fix their problem but dont you have better things to do like fix your own?