• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
    1312·
    6 months ago

    Whataboutism is an appeal to hypocrisy. We are facing a general election, talking about the opposing candidate is necessary.

    • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
      710·
      6 months ago

      So if two candidates are in direct competition, it’s fair to respond to criticism of one by bringing up problems with the other.

      Does this logic also hold if you replace the word “candidate” with “country?”