Does Godwin's Law put Trump's heritage off limits?

[annabanana]

No one asked if sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander yet...

[jberryhill]

1. What stupid idea are you suggesting here?

[annabanana]

7. I'm suggesting that someone on TV should ask how HE would feel

if someone cited his background as a disqualifier. I'm sure there are a few remaining WWII vets who would hate to see "that kraut" in the White House.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Godwin's Law is immaterial..

The only thing that matters about his heritage is how his daddy gifted him his fortune, and how he has wasted his life.

[Bucky]

3. No. Human decency and the moral obligation to not be a bigot puts heritage off limits.

You understand that we've spent the past 8 years at DU ridiculing people who can't accept a leader due to his ethnicity. Why would you want to now climb into bed with that sort of Cro-Magnon thinking?

[Bluenorthwest]

4. That's an internet prank, not a law and it serves fascists so even as a prank Godwin sucks.

What do those who lived through Hitler say? Do they say 'Don't mention that guy'? No, they say 'Never forget'. Do they say 'Comparisons to Hitler are absurd'? No, they say 'If you see comparisons to Hitler in a person, stop and consider that fact'.

[Nitram]

6. No godwin's Law is not a "prank." It is a serious and much-needed reminder that fascism is real.

And that invoking Nazism every time you disagree with someone is beyond stupid. It is harmful because it devalues the real danger that fascism poses.

[Nitram]

5. Yes, it puts his heritage off limits. It doesn't put his rhetoric off limits.