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Even if your false equivalence were true, maybe both are bad?

It's funny because this whataboutism is exactly the kind of thinking that Russian bots are accused of spreading.

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> It's funny because this whataboutism is exactly the kind of thinking that Russian bots are accused of spreading.

"exactly the kind of thinking" - critical thinking, it's called. It's in low supply lately.

'whataboutism' is a valid argument given the assertions that this is unique event, a bridge too far.

When, in fact, the US have been doing it for years: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/13...

That was then. Try and find a post-Cold-War instance of the US deciding to usurp free and fair elections for our own economic or security purposes. We weren't doing it for the fun of it, and in a unipolar world order, we don't do it at all.

..... wow you're adorable.

Try the past two decades of Venezuelan politics just for an appetizer.

I think the point is if we as a society shoot our selves in the foot, that’s one thing, but it’s another if we let someone else do it. And the argument that we do it to others is irrelevant. If country X hacks our companies to steal trade secrets, does that mean we shouldn’t try to stop it just because we might be doing the same to others? That’s just laying down on the tracks.

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