Rick Johnson

Yet another sign that it has gone on long enough...

Brian Engelen wrote:

>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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