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		askvictor on Aug 2, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Joining Apple, Amazon’s China Cloud Service Bows t... Wasn't trying to stop people from criticising China's; I agree it's appalling. But many seem to forget that the US' is also terrible.

am1988 on Aug 2, 2017 [–]

That's called whataboutism and it's a common tactic to try and divert attention and excuse appalling behaviour.

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