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Whataboutism isn’t excusing; it’s deflecting. To quote from the OED: “The technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a
by Armisael16 9y ago
Whataboutism isn’t excusing; it’s deflecting. To quote from the OED:
“The technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counter-accusation or raising a different issue”
This is exactly what you’ve done.
- ionised 9y agoWhile whataboutism is definitey toxic to conversation, I've noticed a lot people tend to throw accusations of whataboutism around when they are uncomfortable with their hypocrisy being pointed out. This is also highly damaging to discourse.