Ah yes, deflectionism and patronizing putdownisms are well known techniques, Most effective when surgeons of great skill and repute engage in them. I do recall having seen this before and astutely done it helps to put those rightfully back in their place.
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The reference is to a Soviet saying "А у вас негров линчуют" "And you are lynching Negroes", which was the response to any American criticism of the brutality of the Soviet Union. Just because there are problems in actual medicine, doesn't mean alt-med is any more true.pic.twitter.com/J8i3cHuwMF
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@DugaldSeely: you’re the one who started this conversation with a cynical comment. You’re the one deflecting, and belittling here. -
Which is, in turn, a whataboutism
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