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Voice for Peace

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31. now I have to look up Godwin's law

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #30)

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 12:13 PM

Mar 2012

I know I know it, it's in my brain somewhere.

on edit: I just looked this up the other day and have forgotten already.

I'm going to send myself an email to see if I can remember tomorrow what it is.

In case anyone doesn't know, Godwin's law:

"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."[2][3] In other words, Godwin observed that, given enough time, in any online discussion—regardless of topic or scope—someone inevitably criticizes some point made in the discussion by comparing it to beliefs held by Hitler and the Nazis.

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Congressman says NO is treason [View all] malthaussen Mar 2012 OP

"State Representative Al E. Katt today proposed legislation...." DJ13 Mar 2012 #1

Good satire. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #2

LMAO arcane1 Mar 2012 #3

Meh... He's just mad about being on every public database cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #4

Let's put it this way... malthaussen Mar 2012 #5

This would be defeated by Democrats Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #6

There are no bad anti-men jokes malthaussen Mar 2012 #7

I always figured the GOP was anti-abortion because they might only get one chance to breed. freshwest Mar 2012 #8

Just assuring a massive backlash felix_numinous Mar 2012 #9

Poe's Law usrname Mar 2012 #10

I had to look up Poe's Law Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #29

You'll find that both Poe's Law malthaussen Mar 2012 #30

now I have to look up Godwin's law Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #31

Legislation they dream about. nt Incitatus Mar 2012 #11

It was similarly a crime against the Fatherland to deny birth to a good "racially valuable" German leveymg Mar 2012 #12

Poe's Law and Godwin's Law activated? malthaussen Mar 2012 #14

The German Family Law is based in good old Gold Prize Better Babies and American Eugenics Theory leveymg Mar 2012 #15

Yeah, eugenics was big malthaussen Mar 2012 #16

Some of America's wealthiest supported the Eugenics Movement - lines up well with elites who leveymg Mar 2012 #17

Ugly stuff, malthaussen Mar 2012 #18

The "satire on the Republican War on Women" brings us back to the pillars of the Republican Party leveymg Mar 2012 #19

Which raises some pointed questions malthaussen Mar 2012 #20

There are much bigger figures in the Fascist International than Ayn Rand. She's a ditzy ideologue, leveymg Mar 2012 #22

The reason I raise Rand's name malthaussen Mar 2012 #23

Actually, she was known in fascist circles, particularly among White Russians/Baltics like Rosenberg leveymg Mar 2012 #24

Interesting malthaussen Mar 2012 #27

There's an excellent book about Left and Right in Hollywood during the period on Googlebooks: leveymg Mar 2012 #32

Does look interesting malthaussen Mar 2012 #33

Meant to respond to your last comment, immediately above. Technical glitch. leveymg Mar 2012 #26

And that movement has been revived Zalatix Mar 2012 #25

I wouldn't say "revived." malthaussen Mar 2012 #28

Whew that is a relief. zeemike Mar 2012 #13

not bad varelse Mar 2012 #21