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Listen here, kulak... (i.ibb.co)
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[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He was joking, save your whataboutism for “serious” arguments

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are not joking. You can see them continuing here: https://lemm.ee/comment/3563759

And this isn't whataboutism (not that it matters). The first commenter ridiculed socialism by using a hypothetical scenario. The second commenter showed with evidence this hypothetical scenario is actually real under capitalism.

[–] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When a liberal loses an argument they yell "whataboutism" it's their little white flag