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06/27/06 05:45
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#119171 - Didn't invoke
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Gary Peek said:
Steve Taylor just invoked Godwin's Law and you guys are still posting responses!


Nope. He violated it, he didn't invoke it--you did. But the law says he who first violates loses. ;-)

While many people jump on the Godwin bandwagon, I think it's a sometimes useful, but pretty goofy law. There are times in political discourse when reference to Nazis is appropriate. To claim that the person who made the reference has lost the argument on the basis of Godwin's Law alone is just plain silly.

And because someone is likely to ask, when, in political discourse, referencing Nazis or Hitler might be appropriate, my answer is: Any time you mention Bush :-)



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Please don't delete immediately.            01/01/70 00:00      
Graffiti            01/01/70 00:00      
   And inadvertently..            01/01/70 00:00      
Posting access revoked            01/01/70 00:00      
Aamir was overambisious            01/01/70 00:00      
   Then He needs to learn Part 2            01/01/70 00:00      
   I have lost count, but it is more than 5            01/01/70 00:00      
   well, if he does not like it it is            01/01/70 00:00      
   And still you persist ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Why not your own forum?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Mr Bannister dislikes rules ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   I'm glad you see it that way.            01/01/70 00:00      
      Spam            01/01/70 00:00      
Freedom isn't free            01/01/70 00:00      
   Comparing Craig to who?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Websites aren't free, either            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not Quite            01/01/70 00:00      
   Because Censorship is NOT wrong, ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      International forum            01/01/70 00:00      
         irony            01/01/70 00:00      
         Yes, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Joseph's language            01/01/70 00:00      
               a possessive on a verb?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Good Eye            01/01/70 00:00      
            Danke Kai.            01/01/70 00:00      
         Yes, But            01/01/70 00:00      
      quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?            01/01/70 00:00      
         It's good to be king.            01/01/70 00:00      
            Best system            01/01/70 00:00      
               The Patriot            01/01/70 00:00      
      Socialism            01/01/70 00:00      
         Careful now ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Hmmmm.            01/01/70 00:00      
            Fascist ?            01/01/70 00:00      
               politico-economic systems            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Becarful            01/01/70 00:00      
                  maybe not quite ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Steve Taylor just invoked Godwin's Law            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I enjoyed fi nding and reading Godwin's            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Interesting            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I learned something new today.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Didn't invoke            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Right            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Pig wrestling.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Oh no I didn't            01/01/70 00:00      
            Political ramblings            01/01/70 00:00      
               Me too ... ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Kudos to Charles            01/01/70 00:00      
            Easy !            01/01/70 00:00      
               I had an approach ... once ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   what censorship            01/01/70 00:00      
      Just wait till some vandal..            01/01/70 00:00      
Letting it go            01/01/70 00:00      

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