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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh my God, somebody gave an example! Quick, let's call it a whataboutism!

My point is that ALL religions are used as an excuse for any abuse and torture and warfare and the most sadistic acts possible.

ALL religions are evil.

How is that for whatabout?

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you don't want to be called out for using whataboutisms then don't use whataboutisms. Don't piss and moan because you were called out, it's pathetic.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm missing the part where you understand it's not a whataboutism as I just said, because they are ALL evil. Whataboutism doesn't work when referring to ALL options

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Stop whinging.

I said something, you said whatabout something else. That's the literal definition of whataboutism.

Being called our and whinging then doubling down and whinging more is pathetic.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Okay, I'll be the one trying to be reasonable.

My single point is that this happens in all religions, not just Christianity. This is not to defend Christianity, this is to say it's everywhere. If extending that little circle you made to be bigger is whataboutism in your mind then please stay out of any discussions in real life because nobody will be able to say anything without you going "whataboutism!!!!!"

This is not "what about Muslims", Muslims were taken as an example, i might just as well have gone for hindi or any religion

The only religions I've found that don't suck are mock religions like FSM and the satanists.

Whataboutisms are also used to distract from the point, distract from the target, to protect the target. I'm not trying to distract you from the target; fuck Christianity, all of it. I'm literally just saying that it's much bigger than the specific group you setup.

If you still don't get that, then I don't know what to tell ya, buddy.

Also, if you feel bthe other side is whining then maybe you should stop responding as your response is then just whining back

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Your argument, if it is made in good faith, is not directly related to the post or the original comment. It is a distraction from the point of the comment which is that the Christians who go on an on about lizard people (anti-Semitic trope) and drag queens and gays abusing children are regularly exposed as the ones who are actually abusing children. The post and comment have nothing to do with other religions which absolutely have issues with abuse of children but it is absolutely whataboutism and likely intended to distract from the point of the post and the comment which is that this "save the children" christofascist was a pedophile like so many other christofascists, see Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump, and so many more.

Whataboutism. Stop whinging about being called out for it.