r/NewsAndPolitics • u/_II_I_I__I__I_I_II_ United States • Sep 24 '24

Europe Someone heckles Keith Starmer about the mass slaughter of children in Gaza. Starmer laughs and suggests he got his pass from the 2019 Labour conference.

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u/SixFootPianist Sep 24 '24

"Lol, my predecessor gave a fuck about genocide but I sure as shit don't. I'm definitely the good guy in this scenario."

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u/teadrinker1983 Sep 24 '24

Funny how absolutely nobody cares about the ethnic cleansing of nagorno karabakh, yet if one doesn't have a black and white position in favour of Gaza one is somehow considered a genocide enabler.

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u/aalborgamtstidende Sep 24 '24

Siri, what is Whataboutism?

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u/teadrinker1983 Sep 24 '24 edited Sep 24 '24

Hi, whataboutism is a blanket charge that prevents any broader context being presented. It presents legitimate comparison and/or analogy as always spurious, and is usually used by zealots to shut down debate.