Five

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[–] Five@slrpnk.net 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How many Teslas are in your fleet currently and which ones?

We have four Tesla Model 3’s and 10 Tesla Model Y’s.

Police riding swastikars, what an unlikely paring.

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] Five@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago
[–] Five@slrpnk.net -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not that it matters, because I didn’t make a whataboutist argument in the first place.

I agree that you didn't make an argument.

[–] Five@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Where a 'liberal' is anyone a totalitarian disagrees with, and a 'source' is a half-hearted general link to a Wikipedia article.

Edit: Davel has now expanded his low-effort response to be more than a Wikipedia link to Five Eyes.

[–] Five@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 month ago (5 children)

That's some really low-effort whataboutism.

The tactic is an old favorite of the Soviet Union, and Marxists/the far left in general; the strategy was originally used in the form of "And at your place, they hang black people." The term 'whataboutery' itself, however, only dates back to 1974 with its use in The Troubles in Northern Ireland, whereas the term 'whataboutism' dates back to 1978 with reference to the Soviet Union.

In recent years, whataboutism made a comeback in Russia under Vladimir Putin's regime (since they seemingly learned all the wrong lessons from the Cold War), and has also seen a rise in usage by Donald Trump, his support base, and the rest of the far-right.

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, that is telling. I think I misread the tone of your comment. Sorry about that.

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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