Whataboutism is a propaganda tactic famously used by the Soviet Union in its dealings with the Western world during the Cold War. The tactic was used when criticisms were leveled at the Soviet Union, wherein the response would be "What about...
权威例句
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Whataboutism seemed to have died a natural death at the end of the cold war.
ECONOMIST: Come again, Comrade?
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Instead, the viewers were treated to a lively display of whataboutism.
ECONOMIST: Come again, Comrade?
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It would help if Russia had a word for whataboutism.