This Guy Gets It

“It’s admirable to want to apply the same standards to both sides, but straining to manufacture false equivalencies doesn’t accomplish that; sometimes, honestly applying the same standards to each side will result in a finding that one side, at least in that regard, is actually worse.”

He happens to be talking about Jon Stewart, but I think this is an important distinction in all disputes. It never helps when someone enters a flamewar and says “How about if everybody just admits they’re wrong?”

Sure. How about if rape victims take half the blame? After all, “it takes two to tango,” right?