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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by BitwiseFool on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:16PM (#26732163)
Whataboutism can sometimes be a valid declaration of hypocrisy.
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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:26PM (#26732290)
But there's no hypocrisy. Nobody is saying McCarthy was right or endorsing his tactics.

Edit: It appears I may have misinterpreted the initial comments sarcasm as a "if McCarthy could do it then it's fair game" rather than a criticism of modern outrage mob tactics.

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by kansface on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:28PM (#26742715)
Plenty of people in this thread have effectively endorsed McCarthyism. You don't have to look far - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26730485
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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by a1369209993 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:32PM (#26732336)
> Nobody is saying McCarthy was right or endorsing his tactics.

You are correct that they are in fact not saying that; the hypocrisy is in then turning around and saying that cancel culture is right and endorsing their tactics.

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by BitwiseFool on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:34PM (#26732361)
I don't understand where you're coming from because I absolutely see the woke crowd using McCarthyite tactics.
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