Current-Pianist1991 t1_jdjfc1i wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:41 PM

Reply to comment by HomicidalHushPuppy in Zappala threatens to keep Kennywood from opening if it doesn't comply with security demands by cooldude_4000

Going "but but but muh both sides" doesn't make it any better.

HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jdjhrg6 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:57 PM

That would be true if I was trying to say something was acceptable, which I'm not. Merely pointing out that the "page from the GOP" comment was unnecessarily biased in this instance (and generally unnecessary in the conversation).

Current-Pianist1991 t1_jdjiop4 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 9:03 PM

I mean, both parts are unnecessary for the larger conversation. Going "haha he's copying the GOP" doesn't accomplish or contribute much (and trust me, I can't stand the GOP either). So is the "both sides" argument, and its inherently dismissive, by going "yeah but both sides do it!" Implies that if the original person WAS making a factual statement about the "GOP playbook", that it would be completely acceptable because "hey the other side is doing it too!". Overall very unproductive conversation for everyone involved and poor word choices