"Whataboutism" is really more of a moral concept that doesn't quite fit here. It's probably easier to see when going back to the original word, which (for reas

"Whataboutism" is really more of a moral concept that doesn't quite fit here. It's probably easier to see when going back to the original word, which (for reasons that must have included either weed or a stroke) was replaced by this historical tragedy of naming that is "whataboutism", i. e. "hypocrisy".