I see, I guess Matthew 7:5 can be brushed off as “whataboutism”.
Pointing out total hypocrisy and asking both sides to stop doing bad things is somehow hitting below the belt eh
It’s a sad state of affairs when being evenhanded and keeping a sense of proportion is considered extreme bias.
When you say that a member of group X is bad, then you have to have a baseline. When it comes to superpowers we have Russia, China, USA. They all do terrible imperialistic things and we the people living in them should maybe try to get them to let up. “Whataboutism” is a stupid non-rebuttal that just says “let me just be biased and keep navel gazing at one specific country while ignoring even worse things by other countries because I care not about the actual humanitarian issues but about proving how bad a particular country is, and you’re making me care about the actual issues”.
I’m not talking about whether Russia did not invade Ukraine. I’m saying I hope you and the world can be JUST as vocal when US does similar things. For example when it invades or bombs a country or does regime change. Or when China does it. Evenhanded means that USA should get sanctions after doing it.
"Whataboutism" has long been used as a term for "how dare you not focus on the thing I'm outraged about by telling me that something I supported/condoned/was quiet about was pretty much the same thing. Traitor. Now repeat my narrative or be persecuted!"
> That’s why you usually hear “whataboutism” used by people who are punching down, not punching up. The nation that is more powerful, or more assured of their moral superiority, tells a Bad Nation it is Bad.
At this exact moment, the US isn't punching anyone, neither up or down.
