It's not "whataboutery". leweb didn't say it was justified. He was pointing out that the USA does not have the moral authority to be condemning other country's actions because of the abhorrent practices we use here.
Which is a fine point to make, and I've got nothing against it. Except, though, for how it most certainly is 'whataboutery' and worse, "everybody's-guilty-so-no-one's-guilty" nonsense.
It's not "whataboutery". leweb didn't say it was justified. He was pointing out that the USA does not have the moral authority to be condemning other country's actions because of the abhorrent practices we use here.
Which is a fine point to make, and I've got nothing against it. Except, though, for how it most certainly is 'whataboutery' and worse, "everybody's-guilty-so-no-one's-guilty" nonsense.