Comments by "" (@DavidJ222) on "‘It went from Russian hoax, to damn right we are colluding’: Nicolle Wallace on Trump and Russia" video.

  1. Whenever Trump sings the praises of Poootin, just remember that this is the same person who has wrongfully imprisoned multiple Americans in Ru55ia.
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  2. Comer and Jordan have been in all-out panic mode the past couple days, scrambling to defend themselves on why the foundation of their entire investigation was premised on RussianDisinformation that they have been peddling for two years. 😂😂
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  3. ​@jimmyjames6487 That was a textbook example of whataboutism. Deflecting or changing the subject is called "what-aboutism" — a simple rhetorical tactic heavily used by the Soviet Union and, later, Russia. It's an attractive tactic for Putin, Trump, and Russian trolls. Whataboutism allows them to be vague, but appear straight-talking at the same time. What-aboutism is essentially a schoolyard taunt, brought to a national and global level. The idea behind what-aboutism is simple: Party A accuses Party B of doing something bad. Party B responds by changing the subject and pointing out one of Party A's faults — "Yeah? Well WHAT ABOUT that bad thing you did?" It's not a complicated tactic — any grade-schooler can master it. But it came to be associated with the USSR because of the Soviet Union's heavy reliance upon whataboutism throughout the Cold War and afterward, as Russia. One big reason whataboutism is so attractive: it's a simple way to shrug off criticism or even responsibility for any wrongdoings.. Whataboutism flattens moral nuances into a black-and-white worldview. But in this worldview, it's very difficult to be the good guy; idealism is the ultimate naïveté, and anyone who dares to criticize another can be "unmasked" as a hypocrite. This creates a useful moral equivalency. If nobody is perfect, then it means that Trump and Putin should get a pass for any wrongdoings.
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  4. ​​​ @DissectGibberish  Thanks. 👍
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