Politics and Language by Jonathan Bailey https://padlet.com/tablegibbon/6h6oe4akc3w3 The extension topic for the ToK Knowledge and Politics Theme. en-us 2014-10-10 15:13:53 UTC 2024-02-17 16:27:29 UTC hello@padlet.com "Whataboutism" in Politics tablegibbon https://padlet.com/tablegibbon/6h6oe4akc3w3/wish/2874316154 Whataboutism is common in political debate. As Geographer Danny Dorling (2023) commented: "When a state begins to fail, attempts are made to suggest that claims of it shattering are exaggerations. Typically, a list of apparent problems faced by other countries will be produced whenever their people are said to be doing better [...]: 'What about suicide rates in Finland". "what about Germany's reliance on Russian Gas?", "What about the rise in 'populism' in the US, Brazil, Hungary, Turkey, and Russia?" This response is so common now that it is labelled "Whataboutery."


One of the functions of whataboutery is to paper over the cracks by diversion and subterfuge. It draws people's attention away from what they should be looking at by attempting to make false comparisons, or confusing them with terms of reference."

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