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BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Whataboutism? What about what? I’m just a realist who’s lived in this country long enough to know that red vs blue is all just a show for the common folk to keep them divided. If either side actually wanted change, they’d be willing to compromise. Instead, we get constant outrage bait and empty promises.

It’s cute that people still think there are “good guys” in U.S. politics, but it’s that kind of willful ignorance and false hope that keep the rich rich and the poor poor.

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Croquette@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
One side is clearly worst than the other on every metric possible. So it’s fucking rich to bring the democrats in the conversation for whatever reason on a hypothetical scenario.

So get out of here with your good guy rhetoric. One side is better than the other by a long shot, and you know it.

I would wager my left nut that you vote right wing in elections, because that’s the same bullshit that non-assumed right wing peon is spouting.

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- BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  This guy thinks both major political parties are equally bad. He must be a right-winger!
  
  I shouldn’t need to point out the absurdity of this statement, but apparently I do: its absurd.
  
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  - Jax@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Problem is you’re doing it in defense of conservatives.
    
    You can say “democrats are bad” when it’s relevant. Your statement isn’t relevant in any way, and that’s what makes it whataboutism.
    
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    BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    But it was relevant. The comment I was replying to was saying “Republicans are bad,” so I just chimed in with “they’re all bad.”
    
    And I’m not defending anyone. Neocons are just as bad as neolibs. My point is that we shouldn’t be so quick to believe proven liars just because they’re saying things we like to hear.
    
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    federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    it’s not a defense of conservatives to say they are liars.
    
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- BallsandBayonets@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  One side is clearly worst than the other on every metric possible.
  
  And the other side consistently compromises with that worse side, time after time, never putting up anything more than a whisper of resistance. As a result, the side of lesser evil is now more evil than the side of greater evil was 50 years ago.
  
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  - aStonedSanta@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yes. But that still implies one side is worse than the other……
    
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