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Pointing out common hypocrisy relevant to a topic isn't a whattaboutism, and claiming it is is a pretty transparent attempt to dismiss valid criticism you clearly lack a rebuttal to.
Chances are they heard someone else use the term "whataboutism" and are just mindlessly parroting it without understanding what it actually is.
I havent been a hypocrite, have I? Your defense of terrorists is by your definition though.
I wasn't calling you a hypocrite, they were, I am not them, we are not the same person. I was just pointing out that 'whattaboutism' isn't a harry-potter-esque spell that when shouted properly makes valid criticism disappear.
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