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[–] Stitch0815@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am not even going to answer to the first part because you are just making yourself look ridiculous.

However I am going to say that your second part makes you even look even more ridiculous. You just cannot grasp the concept of other people being able to do two things at the same time.

I am indeed capable of criticizing a foreign government AND my government at the same time.

However in this context one has nothing to do with the other.

So I am going to say the line again and again until maybe you start to understand it.

Whataboutism

Just because my government (which btw you have no idea where I am from) is shit does not in any shape or form excuse any shit behavior of ANY other government.

My initial take was never about the Chinese government and simply pointed out what a shit idea a mobile execution unit would be.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I am indeed capable of criticizing a foreign government AND my government at the same time.

No you aren't. You have to have knowledge of the topic in order to criticize something and we're here talking about how you're reacting to a hypothetical. This is as much a thought terminating cliche as whataboutism.

It appears that your brain just shut down when the criticism was articulated and focused at you. You brushed it off completely with a catty 'ridiculous' and went on like it never happened, changing the subject to denying you ever did anything to draw criticism at all.

You just traffic in very reddit brained stupid behavior.

[–] Stitch0815@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sure if that makes you feel better.