And, like it or not, this is what the world is seeing, the world to which we strive to be an example.
- Ferguson, whataboutism and American soft power, WashingtonPost.com, August 20, 2017.
2. Russia is a country where admitting fault is not part of the political lexicon and President Putin has turned the tables, accusing Russia’s accusers of “politicizing” sports.
“We are seeing a dangerous recurrence of political interference in sport,” he said July 18. “Yes, forms of such intervention have changed, but the essence is still the same: to make sport an instrument of geopolitical pressure, the formation of a negative image of the countries and people.”
The state-controlled media have picked up that theme and most Russians CNN has spoken with appear to believe it.
An article on the website of one TV network blares the headline: “An order from the United States or Rodchenkov’s revenge: Who unleashed the doping war against Russia.”
Russian anti-doping experts are being quoted in the media, challenging details of the WADA report.
There’s another attitude toward doping allegations that many Russians seem to share, what used to be called in the Soviet Union “whataboutism,” in other words, “who are you to call the kettle black?”
Here’s how pole vaulter Yelena Isanbayeva put it to Russian TV:
“Doping existed 20 years ago, and ten years ago, and everyone knows it very well because athletes were disqualified, including from other countries, but everyone went out there and competed, and there was no problem. And now the international community all together, including WADA, has turned toward Russia, how can you not say it’s politicized?”
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