This type of fallacy is called the Smuglord's Appeal.
Nobody cares about fallacies unless they're in a debate club.
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2023
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Reductio ad dipshitum
I just kind of say "no" when someone says that kind of thing to me. Ralph Pootawn mindset
"Why? We have all their money and stuff here. We stole it so I wouldn't have to travel"
Consumerist fallacy, maybe. It's very closely related to "If you don't like (product that does systemic harm) don't buy (product that does systemic harm), simple" thought terminating cliches.
It demands that an individual bear the sole responsibility for something much larger than any single individual's contribution or ability to change something.
I think it is a non squtor. Which I think is the category of most statements where the correct response is simply ppb