I just had to correct a "conservative" back in Ontario parroting incorrect knowledge of history LAST SEPTEMBER, because apparently there's a meme in "right-wing" circles, excusing Nazi BS at the trucker convoy because all the "moral purity" police didn't show up for the Nazi in Parliament.
Uh. Yes they/we did! The Speaker *stepped down*.
So watch yer backs, Canucks. Our Cons have been taking media notes from Republicans for years. It's going to be a rough ride to the next election for us too.
Whataboutism is one of the laziest forms of rhetorical manipulation - and it's certainly been having a field day as of late! - but whataboutism paired with false history repeated often enough that it replaces the truth is a whole other level of disingenuous engagement with political discourse.
If you're not striving to engage with the ethics of a situation directly, to set the standards you want to see from a robust democratic society going forward, whom are you *really* serving in your speech?