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girvoyesterday at 9:09 PM2 repliesview on HN

Not that I’m one to do so, but comments like that usually get downvoted as it’s a quintessential example of whataboutism.

Egypts government is abhorrent.


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Waterluvianyesterday at 9:15 PM

I’m not sure this is whataboutism. To me at least, the distinguishing feature is using a whatabout as a form of deflection or absolution.

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