Whatchou’ talkin’ about, Nash?
Using a whatabout and making a comparison are, albeit nuanced, different. Whatabouts are deflections used to avoid answering for the subject’s actions.
Comparisons are just as the name implies. I’m not deflecting from the actions of the alien criminal. I’m just applying the same logic to two separate incidents.
I recognize that nuance doesn’t carry much weight in the scorched earth realm of zero sum politics, but that does not negate the fact that it is needed to make complex decisions.