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		linotype 56 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New US visa rules will force foreign students to u... Just because both sides might do it doesn’t make it right.

lmm 55 days ago [–]

I agree. But it makes talking like this is some unprecedented novel violation that creates a big slippery slope seem somewhat disingenuous.

rightbyte 55 days ago | [–]

"Whataboutism" and "bothsideism" used to counter critique of hypocrisy might be the most toxic rethorical concepts gaining mindshare lately.

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