A court in the Russian city of St. Petersburg sentenced anti-war activist Olga Smirnova to six years in prison on August 30 on a charge of spreading fake news about the armed forces.
    • Kata1yst@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      Actually, that’s exactly what whataboutism is.

      Someone says: wow, topic A is bad.

      Whataboutism says: oh yeah, well B is bad/worse!!!1!

      Point is, we’re not talking about B/Turkey. And B/Turkey being bad doesn’t mean that A/Russia is excused from their terrible behavior.

      And (gasp!) Just because I oppose A/Russia doesn’t mean I support B/Turkey.

      The entire argument is bad faith and lacking any logic or critical thinking.