• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Depends on the critique. “Joe is a hypocrite for pardoning his son” is reasonable. “Joe proves that it’s normal for politicians to act unethically, therefore criticisms of all unethical behavior are invalidated by the rule of whataboutism” is a transparent defense of Republican corruption.

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      21 days ago

      I hate this discourse that what Joe did is okay because Trump did something similar. Trump did a lot of horrible things. That doesn’t make it okay for the next schmuck to come along and do the same thing. Two wrongs don’t make a right. I shouldn’t have to explain this to people.

      • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz
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        21 days ago

        Drag thinks it’s okay. The SCOTUS decided that the president is a king. Trump had decided to be a king. But Biden won’t be a king. For the next month, drag wishes Biden would just be a little bit of a king and use his power to disrupt Trump’s plans. We’re looking at a fascist dictatorship, the ends justify the means.