tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post7924542401124927808..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Cable News Follies: "You Never Make Comparisons To Hitler"Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-6563251265705158002017-04-12T01:47:38.417-04:002017-04-12T01:47:38.417-04:00Hey WS, you should look up Godwin's Law, which...Hey WS, you should look up Godwin's Law, which predates the WWW. I imagine that some twisted variant of Godwin is the cause of your angst. <br /><br />Back in the good old NetNews days, there might be a spirited discussion of, lets say computer sound cards or something, occasionally a participant would get so frustrated that he would mention Hitler or Nazis, then someone else would ci Godwin,Computer Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-16541324816433695142017-04-12T00:50:41.345-04:002017-04-12T00:50:41.345-04:00Sure you can make Hitler comparisons, but do it wh...Sure you can make Hitler comparisons, but do it where it makes sense(1). Especially when it comes to some tightly circumscribed claim that "even Hitler didn't do X." The universe of potential bad things that Hitler didn't do is essentially infinite. The reason not to make comparisons to Hitler is because such comparisons are almost always fatuous.<br /><br />(1) Such cases are Pete Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675790226494153847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-24438754090492406422017-04-12T00:01:26.657-04:002017-04-12T00:01:26.657-04:00I know somewhere some youtuber is furiously mashin...I know somewhere some youtuber is furiously mashing up CNN Hitler references right now. Most self-aware adults understand this sort of trap, but CNN's journalists are not among them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com