Very interesting study of the comfort many find in historical denialism and ‘whataboutism’
Alan Lester
I’m excited to see this published in @polbehavior.bsky.social!
When faced with historical harms committed by an ingroup, what is the effect of ‘whataboutism’ — appeals to ‘worse’ harms committed by other groups? 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Can exposure to harmful acts committed by other groups obstruct meaningful confrontation with one’s own group history? This paper explores the extent to which favourable inter-group comparison — the i...
