Seems like a better way of making that point would’ve been to just say it

So you do understand how metaphors work?

What are metaphors?

would of literally their

Genocidal US proxy-state existing mainly to ensure military access/threat towards adversaries.

Even if her position on Israel had flaws

Look officer, I did stab my wife 57 times in the face and boil our child, but pobodys nerfect, right? Now I hear the guy next door stabbed his wife with a knife more gleefully than I did, so why do you even care? I’M SPEAKING!!!

Sure thing boss

Whatever you say pal

Alright, go help Bill fuck his wife again by bombing Yugoslavia, then maybe invade Mali or something. You know, have fun with it. Control the financial policy of a bakers dozen African countries while you’re at it! As a hoot make them use the currency you dont even use anymore! Then bomb the fuck out of Libyas infrastructure and maybe some of Syrias if you feel like it

Rough to just start them off with Kapital, dont you think?

The book written by an aristocratic rapist snitch about how common people are just too stupid to take care of themselves?

calling you a paper tiger

Yeah, that’s called projecting, bud

I’d honestly probably start with Lenin. Or at least not the Manifesto if you want anything more than, well, a Manifesto. If you wanna start with Marx/Engels then I would say Engels “On Authority” might be a good place to start. Or perhaps “The 18th brumaire of Louis Napoleon” by Marx.

Thank you for an educative response!

And that of course absolves you from engaging with their arguments

Well, considering that response, I think I take the thank you back. Given what I know and what I’ve read and your hostile disagreement, I can only conclude you’re the one who’s wrong on all accounts. You dissapoint me in your lack of knowledge. I will now block you. My final words? Read “das kapital”

Aw sweet thank you so much for this very useful reply!

Civility is a two-way street and making up bullshit about a whole group of people is quite uncivil, no matter the tone the bullshit is presented in

What do you mean? I just told you I would never be so silly as to even read something written by state affiliated media. I was told by BBC to look up anything I read on truthbiaschecker.america first, and that site rated RT 8 pants on fire! So I would never read it, I stick to trustworthy media such as AP and CNN.
Likewise I would never engage with anyone whose character allows them to even look at a russian. If their hominem is so ad then I know not to think about their argument.

Whataboutism started as a way to silence supporters of the IRA when they pointed out the British did worse stuff.