Zack Beauchamp

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

In this sense, it's a propaganda tactic rather than a good faith argument: an attempt to exploit one set of atrocities to cover for another — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

The original use of "whataboutism," a Cold War term, refers to bad faith arguments from the Soviets and their defenders. Their references to US crimes were not an attempt to engage in legitimate political critique, but to *distract from and legitimize* malign Soviet behavior. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

Whataboutism of this sort is not defensible. It is not a real attempt to prompt critical self-reflection on the part of Western audiences, but to paralyze their critical faculties and turn them away from supporting actions design to frustrate human rights abuses abroad. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022