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<blockquote data-quote="SoundMan" data-source="post: 7081601" data-attributes="member: 28532"><p>It was rather obvious from the context, given that I repeated it in the post I made (like I've repeated your post above BD) that I was responding to Stacey's:</p><p></p><p><strong>"Russia has deported hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians including children from the occupied areas into Russia.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>That is defined as genocide."</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>I was highlighting the strange interpretation that DEPORTING hundreds of thousands is genocide, whereas deliberately letting hundreds of thousands including children STARVE TO DEATH while exporting their food under arms was not, in Stacey's mind.</p><p></p><p>The "usual whataboutery" seems to be the comfort blanket for those who get all hot and bothered about SOME absolute injustices abroad, but seem to care relatively little about others, and indeed injustices that happen in this country. But shur if people want to hide behind that "whataboutery" fig-leaf to try salve their conscience (if they have one), then so be it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoundMan, post: 7081601, member: 28532"] It was rather obvious from the context, given that I repeated it in the post I made (like I've repeated your post above BD) that I was responding to Stacey's: [B]"Russia has deported hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians including children from the occupied areas into Russia. That is defined as genocide."[/B] I was highlighting the strange interpretation that DEPORTING hundreds of thousands is genocide, whereas deliberately letting hundreds of thousands including children STARVE TO DEATH while exporting their food under arms was not, in Stacey's mind. The "usual whataboutery" seems to be the comfort blanket for those who get all hot and bothered about SOME absolute injustices abroad, but seem to care relatively little about others, and indeed injustices that happen in this country. But shur if people want to hide behind that "whataboutery" fig-leaf to try salve their conscience (if they have one), then so be it. [/QUOTE]
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