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> I don't agree with Trump on a lot of things but I can respect someone who does what he says he'll do. Adolf Hitler was also keeping his promise of eliminatin
by tzmudzin 10y ago
> I don't agree with Trump on a lot of things but I can respect someone who does what he says he'll do.
Adolf Hitler was also keeping his promise of eliminating the Jewish "problem" or the lack of the living space for the Germans. Does this increase your respect to him?
Of course this is overblown, and Trump is not Hitler. But we should learn our lessons rather than repeat the errors of the past.
- lucasverra 10y agoGood ol' Godwin's law, I've missed you
- tzmudzin 10y agoSo should we forget the Holocaust and WWII because of Godwin? Please note I've been very careful to put things into perspective here...
- scottmf 10y ago>If you're thoughtful about it and show some real awareness of history, go ahead and refer to Hitler when you talk about Trump. Or any other politician -Mike Godwin
- User23 10y agoThe only time I've seen this is in well thought out articles demonstrating that Trump is absolutely nothing like Hitler. Here is a good example: https://regiehammblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/this-hitler-nonsense/ https://regiehammblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/this-hitler-n... Anyone reading this who feels a powerful urge to jump in and demonstrate their confirmation bias in a reply is invited to stop, take a deep breath, and think about it first.