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Godwin's Law writ large. Which is not to understate the scale of the problems alluded to, but the analogy isn't enlightening. It's just name-calling.
by Pitarou 13y ago
Godwin's Law writ large.
Which is not to understate the scale of the problems alluded to, but the analogy isn't enlightening. It's just name-calling.
- whyme 13y agoCorrect me if I am wrong, but Godwin's law does not apply. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law "Godwin's law applies especially to inappropriate, inordinate, or hyperbolic comparisons of other situations (or one's opponent) with Nazis – often referred to as "playing the Hitler card". The law and its corollaries would not apply to discussions covering known mainstays of Nazi Germany such as genocide, eugenics, or racial superiority, nor, more debatably, to a discussion of other totalitarian regimes or ideologies,..."
- Pitarou 13y agoYou're right. The term doesn't quite fit. I'll have to invent a new one. How does "Bottom Up Godwin's Law" sound to you? ;-)