Malta is struggling to contain an epidemic of the virus known as Whataboutism.
The Whataboutism virus, or W1B1, was introduced to Malta by Labour trolls in 2013. It is mainly spread through social media and ONE TV.
Those who contract the highly contagious virus become prone to pointing out the transgressions of previous Maltese governments, individuals and other countries in an attempt to play down the misdemeanors of the current Labour government.
Other symptoms include an inability to think critically and endlessly repeating the same manufactured soundbites.
While W1B1 is by no means unique to Malta, a specifically Maltese mutation of the virus has manifested in the form of Fejn Kont Syndrome (FKS), or ‘Where Were You?’ in English. This strain of the virus makes its sufferers ask people why they didn’t speak up when a previous scandal happened, without taking into consideration whether the person did actually speak up, or whether they were born at the time.
“Whataboutism and FKS infection rates are getting completely out of control. We estimate that one in three Maltese people suffer from one or both of them, ” said Dr Christopher Deguara from Mater Dei’s Infectious Logical Fallacies Unit.
While the virus can easily be cured by getting your news from multiple sources and becoming aware that you have it, the vast majority of people choose to remain infected.
“There’s one thing that people who get infected by Whataboutism and refuse to get treatment don’t understand: in a few years, the tables will turn and someone else will hit you with a ‘What about’ or a ‘Fejn kont’, and you won’t have any immunity,” Dr Deguara said.
When asked for a comment, the Ministry of Health said:
“What about when the Nationalist government didn’t do anything about Whataboutism?”
