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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
No it isn't. Whataboutism is effectively, "sure Donald Trump said "grab them by the #####", but what about Hillary's e-mails?" In contrast, "why this, if not that" (I've translated your version) is a potentially valid method of probing whether you're applying a principle consistently, or if you're selectively applying it in cases that serve your ideological goals.
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Except I'm not applying anything. I don't have a dog in this race other than "yeah, I can see why Native people living in Victoria might not want to walk past a statue of MacDonald everytime they visit city hall".
Unless you think I work for the City of Victoria?
I mean if you're trying to make me an arbiter for an absolute ruling on tasteful statuary, as I mentioned earlier, smash em all and turn them into asphalt.