The more common British term is whataboutery. It's not a muzzling tactic because people who indulge it double down and defend it, even amplify their argument. It's just calling out a tactic.
Not really. When one can't argue about the issue, they bring completely unrelated issues into reference. E.g. What possibly could LTTE have to do with the Taliban? Or the IRA have to do with the Taliban? Or indeed with this thread.
Mere survival while losing your territory, self-respect and sucking up to a USA / China / Saudi for money and arms is not resilience. It's a necessity.
Consulates are in major cities - Bombay, Madras, Bangalore, Calcutta, Hyderabad.
India had stopped giving the UN Mission any credibility after Shimla Accord. They just sit and Netflix and chill on the Indian side.
Intel suggests Pak terror groups plotting attacks on Jammu temples; high alert sounded.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/jammu-and-kashmir/story/jammu-intel-input-pak-terror-groups-target-temples-alert-high-security-forces-1834505-2021-07-30
India on Thursday rejected the recent elections in PoK which were won by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, saying the "cosmetic exercise" was nothing but an attempt by Pakistan to "camouflage its illegal occupation" and that it has lodged a strong protest over the issue.
Ministry of...
When I got Dose#1, the gap between 2 doses of Astra Zeneca was 28 days. That inept Modi increased it to 84 days. I have a slot in 2 days' time. Hopefully, that brings an end to this Covid nightmare.
Full link
https://m.rediff.com/news/report/blinkens-meeting-with-dalai-lama-repres-irks-china/20210729.htm
China on Thursday reacted angrily to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with a senior representative of the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in New Delhi...
Whataboutism -
a conversational tactic in which a person responds to an argument or attack by changing the subject to focus on someone else’s misconduct, implying that all criticism is invalid because no one is completely blameless
"only managed to knock out"? Are you condoning the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by insinuating that the Taliban didn't do enough to destroy Buddhist heritage?
Afghanistan would become a "pariah state" if the Taliban take control by force, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as a top-level delegation from the insurgent group visited China to assure officials of their international obligations.
"An Afghanistan that does not respect the...
It's unrelated. Posts reported for derailing thread. If you have anything to say about Corona Xi or CCP and the arrest and conviction of this guy, please do so.
@beijingwalker Please don't derail the thread. This thread is about the persecution of Chinese citizens by the brutal CCP regime by Corona Xi. If you wish to defend or criticize Corona Xi and and CCP based on the topic, please do so. Don't derail it.
