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To: ColdOne

It’s just Godwin’s Law playing out.

Godwin’s law (or Godwin’s rule of Hitler analogies) is an Internet adage asserting that “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches;that is, if an online discussion (regardless of topic or scope) goes on long enough, sooner or later someone will compare someone or something to Hitler.

and its corollary:

There are many corollaries to Godwin’s law, some considered more canonical (by being adopted by Godwin himself) than others. For example, there is a tradition in many newsgroups and other Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned Hitler has automatically lost whatever debate was in progress. This principle is itself frequently referred to as Godwin’s law.


12 posted on 12/08/2016 4:47:36 AM PST by XEHRpa
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To: XEHRpa

OK. I concede. HILLARY or rather HITLER-Y.


15 posted on 12/08/2016 5:03:08 AM PST by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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