This construction - 'When X group does this it's bad but when Y does it it's fine!' - often indicates a kind of paranoid tribalism.https://twitter.com/owenjones84/status/898115810455060481 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Because the other side is usually saying the same thing in reverse & both are vaguely indicating a mainstream view hostile to them.
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'Why are all white ppl responsible for neo-nazi violence but not Muslims for Islamist violence' or other way round is particularly common
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Of course, such inconsistent reasoning can be shown to exist but the qualifier 'according to this biased group' needs to be stated.
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Instead, the hypocrisy is presented as a widespread & mainstream one by not so situating it.
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But the question 'why is criticism of this group's values by that group outrageous but not other way round' doesn't even make sense.
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If you want to make an argument that two positions warrant equal general criticism or approval, make that argument.
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