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1. Godwin's "law" was created by a fascist to keep people from calling him on being one.

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 09:28 AM

Jan 2016

It has been very effective, unfortunately.

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I am going to knowingly violate Godwin's Law [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 OP

We should be able to call incipient fascism for what it is./nt DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #2

Mike Godwin was a fascist? Bucky Jan 2016 #4

+1 JonLeibowitz Jan 2016 #9

Consider self-deleting this thoughtless post. JonLeibowitz Jan 2016 #10

only a fascist would say that!! Bucky Jan 2016 #11

Mike is a civil libertarian, not a fascist at all. eallen Jan 2016 #13

Hitler's campaign-strategy was ground-breaking. DetlefK Jan 2016 #3

And they rose quickly in the polls: DetlefK Jan 2016 #7

Godwin's doesn't apply here chalmers Jan 2016 #6

Let's go to the field for the call from Logical Fallacy Ref... MohRokTah Jan 2016 #8

That's not a "violation" of Godwin's Law. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #12

What a buffoon he is! n/t Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #14

Is that a real ad? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2016 #15