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India launches space mission to the sun a week after moon landing (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] kava 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate the term whataboutism

It's OK to point out hypocrisy. In fact, I think it should be forefront on everyone's mind when your government is criticizing some other government for things they do themselves

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

In the case of one government criticizing another it’s definitely fair to point out hypocrisy. The problem is that in most cases it’s used to avoid discussion on a topic by changing the subject of the debate.

That said, it is also fair to say that the first comment kind of shoehorned in the caste system on a topic that had nothing to do with it.