@woozle Btw, this one's Soviet (and current Russian) shape is whataboutism, or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes.
- "What is the average monthly salary of a worker in the Soviet Union?"
- "But you're lynching Negroes!"
@woozle Btw, this one's Soviet (and current Russian) shape is whataboutism, or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes.
@riley It's only "political" if it opposes their politics.
@woozle Just one of the many ways of weaponishing the marked/unmarked distinction for, well, political gain.
@riley See also "divisive", now that i think of it.
@woozle Pretty much anything can be made into subject of doublethink by enough splitting — selectively considering and unconsidering 'good' and 'bad' things that might connect to it.
FWIW, 'splitting' is a genuine psychology term. Unfortunately, I can't seem to easily google up a page describing it in abstract or research terms, which are of most use in the political contexts where doublethink typically happens, because Google seems to prioritise commercial psychotherapy sources, in which context it tends to be seen as a personal failing; an aspect of one of a couple of personality disorders, and that framing kind of distracts from its systemic use. So, at least for now, I'll refrain from linking.
@riley If you find any later on, let me know; seems like it might be a good companion-page for mirror argument.
@woozle Btw, this one's Soviet (and current Russian) shape is whataboutism, or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes.
@riley Ahh yes, I've been looking for terminology to use around that concept!