can’t condemn Russia’s actions without resorting to whataboutism, false equivalence, or highlighting wrongdoing or hypocrisy by the US or some other Western country, then you’re not on the right side.
... what? Why is wrong to highlight precedence? This is how the court often argues in favor of someone's innocence or guilt, by looking at the precedence. If defendant A was found not guilty 10 years ago for a crime, and no law has been modified, then defendant B should also be found not guilty if they committed the same exact crime under the same circumstances. That doesn't mean it's just, but we're not the ones deciding the laws; we're just analyzing them.
... what? Why is wrong to highlight precedence? This is how the court often argues in favor of someone's innocence or guilt, by looking at the precedence. If defendant A was found not guilty 10 years ago for a crime, and no law has been modified, then defendant B should also be found not guilty if they committed the same exact crime under the same circumstances. That doesn't mean it's just, but we're not the ones deciding the laws; we're just analyzing them.