Dave5876 t1_j3mihzx wrote on January 9, 2023 at 4:32 PM

Reply to comment by Utsutsumujuru in Protesters rally across North America on the third anniversary of Iran's downing of Flight PS752 | CNN by EbolaaPancakes

More like How-aboutism

Utsutsumujuru t1_j3n016x wrote on January 9, 2023 at 6:20 PM

Regardless, it is still an attempt to distract people and deflect from the horrendous atrocities that the current Iranian regime is committing against its own people and other who are peacefully protesting for regime change.

[deleted] t1_j3po7mf wrote on January 10, 2023 at 5:05 AM

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Dave5876 t1_j3nq08t wrote on January 9, 2023 at 8:57 PM

Perhaps both those things are wrong and should be rectified. Why only focus on what the media tells you to be outraged about in the current news cycle?

Why not draw parallels from the current tragedy to the past tragedy? Why continue a cycle of violence?

Anecdotally, it seems "whataboutism" is only applied in cases where a Western party is involved in some wrongdoing. Iran's regime is clearly in the wrong here, but are you really going to tell me the US regime isn't currently involved in some horrendous atrocity?