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Godwins law going strong. So unnecessary to bring in the Nazis. “Gnadentod”, as the page suggests, means “mercy death”. Nothing special. In fact, not unlike “e
by gherkinnn 4y ago
Godwins law going strong. So unnecessary to bring in the Nazis.
“Gnadentod”, as the page suggests, means “mercy death”. Nothing special. In fact, not unlike “euthanasia”, which is derived from “good death” in ancient Greek.
- dane-pgp 4y agoI don't think the focus of the parent comment was about the name used, but about the thinking behind the policy, and its consequences. Perhaps a better article to link would have been: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_unworthy_of_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_unworthy_of_life
- joemazerino 4y agoAs if Nazis were the only ones in history with this practice.
- davidpaulyoung 4y agoI don't think "euthanasia" is an ancient greek word. It is a modern neo-logism from the 17th century with the meaning of "easy death".