This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
BlueVeins · 22-25
"The Soviets were developing biological weapons during the Cold War! The Soviet Union was terrible!"
Whataboutism: "What about the biological weapons the US was developing?"
Pointing out double standards: "I agree, it was bad that the USSR developed bio-weapons. It's also worth noting that the US was developing bio-weapons too though. Do you also acknowledge that the US's bio-weapons program was terrible?"
Sometimes they can seem similar, but there is a legitimate difference.
Whataboutism: "What about the biological weapons the US was developing?"
Pointing out double standards: "I agree, it was bad that the USSR developed bio-weapons. It's also worth noting that the US was developing bio-weapons too though. Do you also acknowledge that the US's bio-weapons program was terrible?"
Sometimes they can seem similar, but there is a legitimate difference.
BohemianBabe · M
@BlueVeins Exactly. Whataboutism is not about pointing out hypocrisy. It's about bringing up something else as a form of deflection. It's about defending one thing by saying, well this other thing is bad.