Corbyn cheerleader-in-chief Owen Jones frequently rallies against what he calls ‘whataboutery.’ For those not familiar with the word, it is a technique used to distract people from talking about injustices on your own side by bringing up atrocities elsewhere. Or, in his own words:
Given whataboutery is used to deflect responsibility for misdemeanours and crimes committed by ones own side this is a hilarious ironic tweet
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) April 8, 2018
It is a charge he frequently aims at his critics on the right. But is Jones guilty of it himself when it comes to the Labour leader? Mr Steerpike thinks so. Last night, as Corbyn’s story fell apart over his laying of a wreath on the graves of a terrorist, Jones rose to his idol’s defence on social media. But in a bizarre fashion, he quickly moved the discussion from Corbyn to the British government, to Saudi Arabia and then to Yemen.
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