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6. "Thom" Hartmann - home of the endless supply of "whataboutism," a russian propaganda favorite
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 05:17 PM
Nov 2017
Whataboutism (also known as whataboutery) is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument, which is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda. When criticisms were leveled at the Soviet Union, the Soviet response would be "What about..." followed by an event in the Western world.

Sound familiar? It's "funny" that "Thom" never seriously discussed russian meddling in the election.

But he seems to still be DU's favorite charlatan. Sad.

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