npr:The idea behind whataboutism is simple: Party A accuses Party B of doing something bad. Party B
npr:The idea behind whataboutism is simple: Party A accuses Party B of doing something bad. Party B responds by changing the subject and pointing out one of Party A’s faults — “Yeah? Well what about that bad thing you did?” (Hence the name.)It’s not exactly a complicated tactic — any grade-schooler can master the “yeah-well-you-suck-too-so-there” defense. But it came to be associated with the USSR because of the Soviet Union’s heavy reliance upon whataboutism throughout the Cold War and afterward, as Russia.Trump Embraces One Of Russia’s Favorite Propaganda Tactics — WhataboutismImage by Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images -- source link