The author can't do that fairly, and still escape the clutches of Godwin's Law. Which last was invented by liberals to keep themselves from being appraised fairly.
[Art.] I will only mention that both fascism and modern liberalism are, at heart, ideologies that fall at the statist end of the political spectrum. So bear with me a moment.
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Obama is a National Socialist
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Skip to comments. Obama is a National Socialist · www.freerepublic.com ^ | October 27, 2008 | Kevmo. Posted on 10/27/2008 5:19:47 PM PDT by Kevmo ...
Godwin's Law -- "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1" -- was an empirical observation of Internet discussions. Later on, it was taken as implying that any discussion was finished when comparisons to Hitler were made, but that wasn't Godwin's original intent.
You may be thinking of the Reductio ad Hitlerum -- trying to refute an opponent's view by comparing it to a view that would be held by Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party. When that phrase was coined (by Leo Strauss of all people) comparisons with Hitler were far more common on the left, and directed against conservatives. Have you really forgotten those days?
Whatever you call it, avoiding gratuitous comparisons to Hitler and the Nazis is a wise policy. What's objectionable in this article is that she tries to have it both ways, implying a comparison and then backing out, saying in effect "Oh, of course I wouldn't do that, heh-heh." She doesn't have the guts to go with the comparison if it expresses her thinking or the good sense to avoid using it if it's not what she means.