"whataboutism" is so thought terminating. Context matters... There is a reason why you (or anyone in the US/anglosphere) are constantly being presented with negative stories about China, while the USA (the country you actually live in and are subject to) does the exact same stuff. US congress literally dedicated $300 million to propagandize against China... literally more than China spends on its military in a year.
Bro, there is no fucking context given for bringing up "WeLl tHe UnItEd StAteS" in this comment chain. You wanna say "WeLL tHe uNitEd sTaTEs" when someone says that this never would have happened in the U.S. then that's NOT whataboutism. That's not what happened here and it's abundantly obvious based on the OP that I replied to's follow up comment.
The Xzibit begins to compound itself. Soon there is so much whataboutism compressed into other instances of whataboutism that the singularity has formed. Faintly, all you can make out above the constantly repeating "Yo dawg, we heard..." is the whoosh of the empty air spinning around inside OP's head. And suddenly, with a cacophonous roar there is nothing but silence. And then, triumphantly, a yellow sickle and hammer emblazon themselves against a red background as the Soviet National anthem plays. OP is at peace.