My people good because we're the good guys, their people bad because they're the bad guys. We're very different y'see.
Whataboutism was something they taught themselfs after they couldnt come up with a comeback against the soviets, because every time they tried to criticize the USSR for being oppressive they would just respond with "you literally lynch black people"
Based Soviets realized the most effective tactic against Americans is just to remind them that they live in America lmao
ALL of the fuckin fallacies were a mistake.
They seem to think they're a silver bullet that wins every argument
Everyone who cites fallacies unironically is using the fallacy fallacy.
I love busting that one out. It switches the conversation from fallacy tennis to "no u" real quick
I think the only one that should be called out is a strawman. Because if you're telling me what I think and it's based on whatever weird right wing fantasy MSNBC is pushing about people to the left of Thatcher you can fuck right off.
True that. Trump wields "I accused you first so I'm more right" so much more effectively then shitlibs and they call him an idiot.
Hes the king of messaging and libs will never admit that because they value book smarts and being smarmy over being popular and likeable
Popular and likeable people are all just terrible people really.
I once said I like coors light on reddit in a post that got to the front page and ended up with like -50 karma. Shows their mindset.
I'm not saying it's the right path, but there is some merit to balancing all of those traits
the trick is to not use the words "what about" and when they try to "Whataboutism" you, you just whatabout them back with a "trying to manipulate the narrative" and a "shift the goalpost", and if you're feeling extra cheeky throw in a "Classic MAGAT tactic right there". You'll get lots of confusion and great kicks from fucking with these dweebs
Somebody needs to teach Redditors that arguments can be both fallacious and correct.
I mean the more persuasive argument in this case is that Corbyn is the most popular leader Labour has had in two decades and he was deliberately sabatoged by Stamer's faction, furthermore ... wait, I'm being told that this is also textbook whataboutism.
When they say "eloquent, tough opposition leader" they mean towards the left
