In this context, Godwin's law is nothing more than a thought-terminating-cliché. These comparisons are not gratuitous: Nazism and the alt-right are both populis

In this context, Godwin's law is nothing more than a thought-terminating-cliché. These comparisons are not gratuitous: Nazism and the alt-right are both populism, using similar rhetoric to seize power. The apparent apathy in the population is extremely similar. Many people grew up wondering how Nazi Germany could appear out of nowhere. We are seeing right now the institutions and power balances being eroded in western democracies. This article is about India, but perfectly captures the political, psychological, moral dynamics at play. These are not operating in a vacuum, and while the context is not exactly the same, those dynamics are absolutely similar and should be compared.