When having an argument or debate and referring to historical occurrences that mimic the present - you may be accused of 'whataboutism'. This is an invented term used to cast all history aside - both recent and distant.
It is exhausting referring to the past as an example and hearing a young liberal say - "That's just whataboutism....it doesn't apply to this situation."
When having an argument or debate and referring to historical occurrences that mimic the present - you may be accused of 'whataboutism'. This is an invented term used to cast all history aside - both recent and distant.
It is exhausting referring to the past as an example and hearing a young liberal say - "That's just whataboutism....it doesn't apply to this situation."
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