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There's a reason Godwin's law exists. Once you start comparing people and ideas to Nazis, you can't have a nuanced and intelligent conversation.

• StanislavPetrov 7y ago
  Don't act like a spade if you don't want to be called a spade. Its about the concept of personal responsibility. We are all always responsible for everything we do. The debate is over, its been litigated, there is no nuanced or intelligent position that defends the assertion that you aren't responsible for your own actions whether you are getting paid by someone else or not.
  • quotemstr 7y ago
    > there is no nuanced or intelligent position that defends the assertion that you aren't responsible for your own actions Such a position is a longstanding feature of law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity I get that some people don't want these principles to exist and would prefer personal liability in everything, but I would suggest that these people be very careful what they wish for.
    • StanislavPetrov 7y ago
      I get that a lot of people want to substitute law for morality because are incapable or unwilling to understand the critical distinction between the two.
      • Retra 7y ago
        The only distinction is that with law, you can actually hold people responsible for their actions in a way that matters.
• Supermancho 7y ago
  I don't think this is a Godwin situation. The question about personal responsibility is at the forefront of this discussion, which happens to also have been applied at the end of WW2, as a matter of moral continuity. When you then go on to detail how this a facet of western law, you belie the Godwin claim, you brought up for no reason.