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Posted August 07, 2017 21:14 · last edited August 07, 2017 21:15

Thanks - new word learnt- 

whataboutery (plural whatabouteries) (informal, pejorative)

  1. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults.  [quotations ▼]
  2. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other similar instances.  [quotations ▼]

EDIT: 2nd thoughts - have not seen it in the Dom Post so is it a real word - Elections 2017

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Unknown editor edited August 07, 2017 21:15

Thanks - new word learnt- 

whataboutery (plural whatabouteries) (informal, pejorative)

  1. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults.  [quotations ▼]
  2. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other similar instances.  [quotations ▼]