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Pardon the so-called "whataboutism," (apparently popularized by a neocon leaning pundit) but sometimes it's utilized to put things in a more even handed perspective.
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Pardon the so-called "whataboutism," (apparently popularized by a neocon leaning pundit) but sometimes it's utilized to put things in a more even handed perspective.
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On the pro-settlement groups you will be deluged in whataboutism and crap about what the UN said in 1948 or San Remo in 1920 or whatever.
The Guardian World News Khaled Diab 2010
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On the pro-settlement groups you will be deluged in whataboutism and crap about what the UN said in 1948 or San Remo in 1920 or whatever.
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When mentioning these points in reply to some reviews of Russian issues, answers like "two wrongs don't make a right" and "whataboutism" are mentioned.
Russia Blog 2009
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When mentioning these points in reply to some reviews of Russian issues, answers like "two wrongs don't make a right" and "whataboutism" are mentioned.
Russia Blog 2009
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When mentioning these points in reply to some reviews of Russian issues, answers like "two wrongs don't make a right" and "whataboutism" are mentioned.
Russia Blog 2009
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When mentioning these points in reply to some reviews of Russian issues, answers like "two wrongs don't make a right" and "whataboutism" are mentioned.
Russia Blog 2009
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When mentioning these points in reply to some reviews of Russian issues, answers like "two wrongs don't make a right" and "whataboutism" are mentioned.
Russia Blog 2009
alexz commented on the word whataboutism
Seen in The Atlantic. http://m.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/the-soviet-era-strategy-that-explains-what-russia-is-doing-with-snowden/278314/
August 3, 2013
alexz commented on the word whataboutism
when an accusation is pointed at you. you point out someone else doing something worse, usually back at the original accuser.
August 3, 2013
vendingmachine commented on the word whataboutism
Suggesting that two wrongs equal a right. For example, suggesting that a particular CEO can mislead shareholders because some other CEO mislead shareholders even more.
October 15, 2018