Good morning, I have been writing for a while about the scourge that is “whataboutism.” This is the notion that the best way to deflect from the wrongdoings of an actor not merely by minimizing the wrong or minimizing what the response should be but also by pointing out acts by others that somehow justify the bad behavior. While such comparisons may sometimes yield examples that seemingly are similar, upon more careful analysis, they often hardly are so.
#880 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday March 18)
#880 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday March…
#880 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday March 18)
Good morning, I have been writing for a while about the scourge that is “whataboutism.” This is the notion that the best way to deflect from the wrongdoings of an actor not merely by minimizing the wrong or minimizing what the response should be but also by pointing out acts by others that somehow justify the bad behavior. While such comparisons may sometimes yield examples that seemingly are similar, upon more careful analysis, they often hardly are so.