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Originally Posted by Sliver
Know what a bad thing has been? People hand waving away arguments that bring up the Nazi Party with "Godwin's Law".
I almost never bring up Nazis in political discussion because of this stupid "Law." You actually lose credibility in Internet arguments because they site the law and act like you're a moron. Fata that. It should be cited in every political discussion of this nature. It is possible for entire ideologies and political parties to be sick. Do they all go as far as the Nazis? No, but I'm glad you brought it up because it is a fataing fact that illustrates the point perfectly. There is a lot of grey area in political discourse, but there is also some very basic black and white.
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The problem with those Godwin's Law tools is that they jump straight to the holocaust and decry you for even trying to use that as a comparable. But they seem to completely forget about the 1920's Nazi party, who gained attention by playing to the flag waving patriot crowd. They railed against the "elite ruling class", scapegoated minority groups, drowned out political discourse with lies and misinformation, oh and then there was that whole failed coup business. Not like any of that is relevant to our current political climate at all