Before I do any whataboutism, I always say “if you’ll excuse some whataboutism” since I don’t like to hide it. But this was not whataboutism. You’re talking about special treatment, and that is something which is only defined in reference to context. You can’t say one religion is special and then casually reject any evidence to the contrary which makes reference to other religions. That’s what special means.
FWIW, I agree with you that it should be okay to criticize any religion. But to me, this entire chain of comments has been about whether or not Judaism is actually treated differently from other religions.
Before I do any whataboutism, I always say “if you’ll excuse some whataboutism” since I don’t like to hide it. But this was not whataboutism. You’re talking about special treatment, and that is something which is only defined in reference to context. You can’t say one religion is special and then casually reject any evidence to the contrary which makes reference to other religions. That’s what special means.
FWIW, I agree with you that it should be okay to criticize any religion. But to me, this entire chain of comments has been about whether or not Judaism is actually treated differently from other religions.