Brian Engelen

Godwin's Law
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Godwin's Law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies)[1] is an adage
that Mike Godwin formulated in 1990. The law states:[2]

As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Aaron Coker
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:39 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] The behavior of North Plains Police

Let me see if I understand this. So you are saying that the SS, who ran the
concentration camps during WWII and were responsible for the deaths of 6
million Jews, is akin to the Police Chief in North Plains, OR citing a
cyclist for running a stop sign. Call me crazy, but I guess I'm just having
a hard time making that connection.

-Aaron Coker

Edward Kendrick Sr wrote:
Ben Franklin described our gov't as a republic, if we can keep it. All of
us
should keep watch over this, because it's so easy to loose.

In this post 911 world, where we have become desensitized to the extreme
acts
of gov't, comparisons to traumatic historical events are very appropriate.

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