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The Problem with What About Arguments! | We The Internet TV
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3:34Now PlayingYou know who the worst people to talk to are? The ones who use the “what about?” argument for everything!
In these troubled times, with a country so divided over politics, we need civil debate and the free exchange of ideas more than ever. But how can we get there when people like Brian Winkeljohn are all over the place?
You know who we’re talking about: the guy who uses the “Whataboutism” technique. Any time you’re trying to have a conversation and you bring up a point they don’t like, they attempt to deflect it, so they don’t have to actually deal with your argument, opinion, or especially the facts.
You say, "Trump did this.” They respond, “But what about Obama?”
You show them footage of police brutality. They respond, "But what about gang violence?”
You say, “We have too many gun deaths in this country.” They respond, "But what about swimming-pool deaths?”
Super annoying!
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Credits:
Written by Lou Perez with Justin Perez, Greg Burke, and Boris Khaykin
Directed and Edited by Greg Burke
Brian: Lou Perez
Sally: Whitney Rice
Man: John Flynn
Doctor: Gary Lee Mahmoud
Cop: Greg Burke
LA Crew:
DP: Gustavo Petersen
Sound: Ed Spangler
Grip: Phillip Hancock
HMU: Megan Williams
NYC Crew:
DP: AJ Ferrer
Sound: Fernando Castillo
HMU: Jenny Diaz
Executive Producers: Maurice Black, Lou Perez, Erin O’Connor, & Rob Pfaltzgraff
Creative Director: Erin O’Connor
Head Writer: Lou Perez
Creative Producer: Lana Link
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