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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jdiq1to wrote

Reply to comment by DaKaSigma in Zappala threatens to keep Kennywood from opening if it doesn't comply with security demands by cooldude_4000

>He’s taking his page from the GOP: scare people about crime to vote for you, bust don’t actually do anything about it.

Both sides of the aisle are guilty of doing this

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Current-Pianist1991 t1_jdjfc1i wrote

Going "but but but muh both sides" doesn't make it any better.

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jdjhrg6 wrote

That would be true if I was trying to say something was acceptable, which I'm not. Merely pointing out that the "page from the GOP" comment was unnecessarily biased in this instance (and generally unnecessary in the conversation).

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Current-Pianist1991 t1_jdjiop4 wrote

I mean, both parts are unnecessary for the larger conversation. Going "haha he's copying the GOP" doesn't accomplish or contribute much (and trust me, I can't stand the GOP either). So is the "both sides" argument, and its inherently dismissive, by going "yeah but both sides do it!" Implies that if the original person WAS making a factual statement about the "GOP playbook", that it would be completely acceptable because "hey the other side is doing it too!". Overall very unproductive conversation for everyone involved and poor word choices

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throwaway01002030405 t1_jdiv0bh wrote

There are differences in scale and implications, and just saying everyone does it is unhelpful

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jdiv7s4 wrote

Not excusing it. Just point out the bias.

Edit: there's the typical r/pittsburgh - called out bias that happened to be left-leaning and got downvoted.

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LostEnroute t1_jdj5lst wrote

Downvoted for not adding anything to the conversation, probably.

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