Zack Beauchamp

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@HeerJeet That's not really relevant to the question of argumentative form and intent? The Soviets did this in plenty of contexts that weren't civil rights too — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

One sign of whether someone is engaging in "whataboutism" or legitimate critique: if they consistently couch any criticisms of foreign government's crimes in the context of alleged American hypocrisy — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@HeerJeet But a lot of the problem with whataboutism is that it's not a substantive critique of why X is bad, but a reference to X in a conversation about Y. It derails the debate rather than advancing it — the geopolitical equivalent of "not all men" — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022