• RiverRock@lemmy.ml
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    7 hours ago

    A)Whataboutism:)

    B) Absolutely reddit brained and incorrect. The nazis invaded, the government collapsed, then the Soviets moved in from the east to evacuate civillians and secure defensive positions. This action saved 7 million people, as opposed to the Finnish participation in the Nazi seige of Leningrad which killed a million people. And that’s not even getting into Finland’s concentration camps.

    Now what kind of person would equivocate the two, I wonder?🤔

    • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      You’re misusing “whataboutism”, you should drop that from your rotation.

      We’re not limited to one point of discussion here, etc.

      Primus~ “He’s a murderer, how dare he murder Bob!”

      Secundus~ “That’s because Bob killed his entire family!”

      Primus~ “Whataboutism!”

      Secundus~ “You win the debate, I am wrong, I’m sorry.”

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

      I know you’ve heard the term many times and are excited to join in… but don’t.