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I never understand what is wrong with "whataboutism". When someone pretends that he has a moral highground, it is a reasonable thing to call them out on it. If
by kemerover 9y ago
I never understand what is wrong with "whataboutism". When someone pretends that he has a moral highground, it is a reasonable thing to call them out on it. If you dont't want a conversation to be "derailed", stop making unsupported, wrong or dubious assumptions.
- rblatz 9y agoIt's basically breaks down to "two wrongs don't make a right."
- kemerover 9y agoI don't see how this phrase is relevant?
- pnw_hazor 9y agoNever heard of the term until Trump took office. Whataboutism was okay during President Obama's term. Bush's screwups were often brought up to deflect criticisms lodged against President Obama. edit: meta
- tim333 9y agoObama didn't do it noticeably, Trump often, hence you hear about it.
- Firebrand 9y agoJust because A doesn't do X, but asks B to do X, doesn't mean B can argue the value of not doing X by saying “A doesn't do X, so neither should I" because: A (-X) ≠ B (-X)
- kemerover 9y agoSo what? Now tell me in terms of the US and Russia what is the connection between your imaginary situation and reality.