Clips show people bound, beaten, their limbs forced into unnatural positions; IDF says video shows terror group’s ‘brutal method’ of repressing dissent

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      Yes, by definition it is whataboutism.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

      Whataboutism or whataboutery (as in “what about …?”) is a pejorative for the strategy of responding to an accusation with a counter-accusation instead of a defense against the original accusation.

      Not liking that doesn’t make it not whataboutism.

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        No. Whataboutism is meant to deflate an argument, saying that since someone else does something bad, this is acceptable. I am saying that both are doing it, and both are bad because of it.

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          Wrong.

          Post is about Hamas torturing people. “But what about Israel” is whataboutism.

          I will not litigate bad faith arguments with you anymore. And that description of deflation you provided definitely fits your argument. I know this because the original comment makes no mention of “both sides bad.” Just Israel. Over.