So if I'm in a conversation with friends and someone said something this stupid, there would be push-back. In DC circles, is it forbidden to point out hypocrisy? I know on :reddit-logo: you'd get drowned with claims of whataboutism, but is that a thing in professional circles as well? Also, I'd be :rat-salute-2: if I saw a Chinese carrier group sailing through the Santa Barbara channel.
They think American military presence is either a good thing or a neutral fact of life that can never be questioned. While China expanding it's naval capacity is unquestionably a bad thing. So in their mind it isn't hypocrisy because we're the good guys. We're protecting nations, they're encroaching on the sovereignty of others.
So if I'm in a conversation with friends and someone said something this stupid, there would be push-back. In DC circles, is it forbidden to point out hypocrisy? I know on :reddit-logo: you'd get drowned with claims of whataboutism, but is that a thing in professional circles as well? Also, I'd be :rat-salute-2: if I saw a Chinese carrier group sailing through the Santa Barbara channel.
They think American military presence is either a good thing or a neutral fact of life that can never be questioned. While China expanding it's naval capacity is unquestionably a bad thing. So in their mind it isn't hypocrisy because we're the good guys. We're protecting nations, they're encroaching on the sovereignty of others.