• pH3ra@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    “Whataboutism” is a recently-popularized term that doesn’t have a concrete definition yet

    It’s neither recent nor interpretable XD. It was coniated by a journalist in the '70s with the specific meaning I’m telling you. The origin is actually interesting.
    I’ll give you that it is more frequent nowadays, since it is an escamotage that populist groups use a lot and they are rising all around the world.

    He doesn’t sound like a great debate opponent, but to be fair, neither do you

    If you are both ignorant and arrogant I’m the worst debate opponent on the fucking planet and I will just troll you into the ground. Expecially with people from my father’s generation, with their “I’m always right” attitude. It doesn’t matter how well informed/educated you might be, they are never receptive and never will. So if I’m forced to argue with them, I make sure I’m the one having fun.
    In any other context (luckily the majority) I’m pretty chill and I’ve actually been told by many people to be a really good talker/debater.

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      1 year ago

      So if I’m forced to argue with them, I make sure I’m the one having fun.

      I can respect that. If they’ve proven themselves to be ignorrogant, there’s no reason to get all flusterfucked trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. I’ve dealt with enough people who use trolling as their primary debate strategy that I guess I got shit-triggered. Apologies, friend, for assuming the worst.