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Whataboutism Accusations

Comments primarily accuse other posts of employing whataboutism, often linking to its Wikipedia page, while samples debate the term's definition, validity, and application as a rhetorical deflection.

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Sample Comments

pydry • Jul 30, 2025 • View on HN

It's whataboutism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

bduerst • Jul 2, 2019 • View on HN

Call it what it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

amai • Nov 9, 2017 • View on HN

This is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism .

_jgvg • May 18, 2018 • View on HN

Your post is pretty much the definition of whataboutism.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

karim79 • Dec 24, 2023 • View on HN

Whataboutism[0] at its finest.[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

rblatz • Jun 1, 2019 • View on HN

Yeah! what about that![0]0: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

X6S1x6Okd1st • Jun 20, 2018 • View on HN

Reminds me of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

wmeredith • Oct 8, 2025 • View on HN

Whataboutism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

SideburnsOfDoom • Aug 30, 2021 • View on HN

What about them? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

caminante • Oct 25, 2025 • View on HN

? [0][0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism