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Bluenorthwest

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14. This idiotic 'Godwin's Law' tripe is in direct opposition to the requests made by survivors of Nazi

Reply to Shemp Howard (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 10:56 AM

Jun 2014

horrors. This idea that they must not be invoked is absurd. Daft. And worse, it serves the worst people on earth. Most Nazis were just stupid and misguided. Still are.
The Nazis did not 'believe in a strong military' they built an invasion force with great intent and used it to take other people's territory. When the US military captured Germany along with the allies, we gave it back to the Germans. Can you see a difference there? Does your 'relative'? Or does that relative also want to annex Baja and invade Canada? If the relative does, relative is much like a Nazi.

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Bill Maher Guest Draws Comparison Between Tea Party and Nazis [View all] Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 OP

I'm beginning to think we need a national Nazi comparison law. Limit of 3x a decade. Shrike47 Jun 2014 #1

The Tea Party is a lot like the Brown Shirts, most of whom were eliminated after Hitler seized power hobbit709 Jun 2014 #8

The Nazis certainly agree with that. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #15

If the jackboots fit... n/t backscatter712 Jun 2014 #20

I don't see him calling the tea party Nazis. He's making a point which got interrupted by 1monster Jun 2014 #30

Tea Party are not Nazism, fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #2

I would venture to guess alot that joined the Nazi's were stupid too... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #3

Hitler called his party national socialism, but it wasn't. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #4

More-or-less as an aside Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #16

I'll save that ammunition for the next appropriate occasion, thanks. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #22

too bad most of them are on stormfront PatrynXX Jun 2014 #18

Teabaggers have guns. Nazis had guns. Hmm, not so different. nt valerief Jun 2014 #33

Comment made at 2:16 Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #5

He had a good point about idealogues, but the lazy Nazi comparison is always a red flag Bucky Jun 2014 #6

Except Nazi ideology is extremely similar to TeaParty ideology. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #9

The guest went too far. Shemp Howard Jun 2014 #7

Neo-Nazi's and KKK both vote Republican. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #10

the guest didn't go far enough HoosierRadical Jun 2014 #12

This idiotic 'Godwin's Law' tripe is in direct opposition to the requests made by survivors of Nazi Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #14

The problem with Godwin's Law is that it assumes that people are stupid radiclib Jun 2014 #19

Hear ye, hear ye! IrishAyes Jun 2014 #23

I believe people are drawn to teaparty because they are racists randys1 Jun 2014 #26

Fox/Tea Party do have Nazi links griloco Jun 2014 #29

The woman was on point. Great analysis from her. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #11

The first guy did not go Nazi. SCVDem Jun 2014 #13

What the man said was Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #17

True, IrishAyes Jun 2014 #24

Only if you eat ducks. I only think of how lucky I am to see wild mallard ducks waddling by. 1monster Jun 2014 #31

Correct. But he was shut down by the yappy guy before he could say it. freshwest Jun 2014 #25

14 signs of facism lobodons Jun 2014 #21

Kind of. He didn't say they act like Nazis, ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #27

That was Mel Brooks son lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #28

Which one is Mel Brooks son? 1monster Jun 2014 #32

The special guest who wrote world war Z, and made the comment in the OP lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #34