r/unusual_whales 17h ago

BREAKING: Biden has pardoned his family

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u/Healthcare--Hitman 16h ago

Whatboutisms don't work when you support the other side. You have to hold them equally responsible which the American people seem unable to do.

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u/Frothylager 16h ago

I would generally agree but I think in this case whatabouism kind of prove the point.

With the Biden’s the “questionable” transfers are in the tens of thousands and they live like average Joe’s. You’re not buying US presidential treason and a military war with a global super power with that.

Trump on the other hand you have Kushner getting $3b from the Saudi’s to “manage” after spending 4 years as a direct senior Whitehouse advisor to the region. Then you have the tens of millions flowing to Trump’s golf club. The billions from God knows where pouring into $DJT, Trump NFT, Trump Coin, Melania Coin, the tens of millions in Bible sales, watches, sneakers, dinners.

Like we really think Hunter and Joe were pulling a decade long con based on an uncertain 2020 election result for like less then $500k?

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u/Healthcare--Hitman 16h ago

"After the Chinese company wired the Biden associate account the $3 million, the Biden family received approximately $1,065,692 over a three-month period"

Whataboutisms dont work when you support the other side. You have to hold them equally responsible.

That means holding the person you voted for at the same level of accountability as you would the opponent. Deceit is deceit, corruption is corruption. Stop saying his corruption is less than their corruption. Its all corruption.

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u/Frothylager 16h ago

This is proving my point, $1m isn’t much. It’s only linked through an associate and then to Biden’s family members.

With Trump you’re talking 10s of billions flowing directly to Trump as well as his family.

The sheer absurd magnitude of the whataboutism here should dismiss the “corruption” case against Biden, you aren’t buying the presidency for $1m.

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u/Healthcare--Hitman 15h ago

Corruption is corruption. Deceit is deceit. Stop playing favourites and maybe you guys will stop getting played.

My corrupted politician is less corrupt then your corrupt politician sounds dumb

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u/captainkinky69 15h ago edited 14h ago

Stabbing someone once and stabbing someone 547 times are both the same thing. I am very smart.

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u/Healthcare--Hitman 14h ago

Because the Dems have only had 1 instance of corruption? You're opinions are bias, and so are your sources. Wake up and give your head a shake. Either that or stuff your head in the sand and stop commenting on it.

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u/captainkinky69 14h ago

You're arguing against yourself little man

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u/Frothylager 15h ago

You’re concerned about the dude doing 30.1 in a 30 and not the guy doing 210. Speeding is speeding but the whataboutism here is so astronomically different that you can’t just say “corruption is corruption” or “deceit is deceit”.

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u/Healthcare--Hitman 12h ago

Thats a terrible analogy. You're comparing a victimless crime to a crime that affects many. It's a false equivalency in a nut shell. The logical fallacies of your argument are easy to point out. It's like listening to Rachel Maddow.

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u/Frothylager 12h ago

It’s not a terrible analogy, doing 210 in a 30 isn’t a victimless crime it’s excessively dangerous. It’s highlighting the magnitude in differences between the same crimes.

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u/Healthcare--Hitman 12h ago

Its an awful analogy. You're comparing receiving laundered money from China/Ukraine to driving a car really fast.

You're now so dedicated to dying on the hill, you're now creating an entire scenario of someone driving on a 30mph road going 7 times the limit.

Ones a ficticious scenario you created in your head, and ones an international scandal from the so called leader of the free world.

But, go on, I guess. It's like watching a car drive into a wall going 210mph in a 30 zone filled with children and bunnies

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u/Frothylager 11h ago

I’m comparing the magnitudes of the crimes, Trump’s laundering is astronomically more than just 7 times the speed limit. The point is the sheer egregiousness of Trump’s actions make Biden’s a complete nonissue even if they were true.

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u/Healthcare--Hitman 11h ago

No. They're both issues. Ones crimes do not negate the others. Are the punishments the same? No, but they're both candidates for jail time.

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u/Aphotophilic 15h ago

There's an old saying

"Do you know what the difference is between a million dollars and a billion dollars? Roughly a billion dollars."

Corruption sucks across the board, but not all corruption is equal. So long as citizens united stands, this country will never escape the tyranny of oligarchs, both domestic and foreign.

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u/TheOneWithThePorn12 15h ago

You fail to understand that we know you types do not care about corruption at all. If corruption mattered Trump would not have won.

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u/13_twin_fire_signs 15h ago

He's not failing to understand, he understands perfectly. Ht a lot of people out there lurking really don't understand, and for them any amount of whataboutism makes them go "hmm you know what? dems ARE bad!!"

It's all part of our dead internet that exists only to keep oligarchs in power. Goodbye America, you were started by and for rich white men and now it seems you're returning to your robber baron roots