AKA “whataboutism”.
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DSN9@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoWhat you’re describing is false moral equivalence used as a deflective propaganda strategy.
artyom@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
whataboutism is a thought-terminating cliche.
it ends up a very effective way of shutting down comparison between them. it doesn’t look good in many ways.
artyom@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
The whole point is that there is no comparison necessary. It’s nothing but a deflection.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
you are getting the deflection backwards. the comparison is very necessary when the problems and contradictions in the countries being smeared pale in comparison.
and when the real intention is to weaken any challenge to us hegemony, not save anyone or spread any kind of democracy.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
What you described is a state enemy used to deflect attention from the many enemies within this state.