Has anyone else heard of Godwin's law?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
I agree with this sentiment, "...there is a tradition in many newsgroups and other Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress."
Many times I have been tempted to invoke this law but, unfortunately, there are too many arguments that end up spinning Nazi's or Hitler into them for the law to have the necessary punch.
Rhizo
Quote:As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
Quote:It is precisely because such a comparison or reference may sometimes be appropriate, Godwin has argued[4] that overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of their impact."
I agree with this sentiment, "...there is a tradition in many newsgroups and other Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress."
Many times I have been tempted to invoke this law but, unfortunately, there are too many arguments that end up spinning Nazi's or Hitler into them for the law to have the necessary punch.
Rhizo
