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Republican defends child marriage: I'm "pro-choice"
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When this law is signed New Hampshire will have stronger child marriage law than Australia and their existing law is roughly equivalent to Australia's. (Basically 18 with controlled exceptions down to a minimum of 16).
Your horse isn't nearly as tall as you are pretending it is.
Reason no * I'm glad I don't live in either the US or Australia.
The person he replied to is Australian, though, so I don't get the downvotes. Seems like a pretty appropriate reply to me.
No, it's simple whataboutism.
Is it?
Yes.
The opposite is true as well, but don't let nuance stop your victory dance.
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"Reason x as to why y" is the same amount of whataboutism as the comment you replied to. Ie. You're being obtuse and using whataboutism to deflect legitimate criticism.
Okay, you're coming in a little hot there. I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm not deflecting anything. I'm saying that pointing out that there are issues in Australia does not absolve the fact that there are issues in the US. I'm literally only pointing out that it is, in fact, whataboutism. That's it. I haven't even touched on the issues themselves, so whatever persona you've painted on me and are clearly so passionate about is in your head only.
Comment you replied to : Australia better than USA because x = whataboutism
Reversed comment : Australia not better or worse than USA because x = same amount of whataboutism.
You're painting all whataboutism as a negative when in reality that's not always the case and in fact sometimes like this case it is indeed legit criticism.
Found the neo lib
Close but no cigar. I'm a Classical Liberal.