[lbo-talk] Godwin's law

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Jul 13 10:32:58 PDT 2005


Dwayne Monroe wrote:


>Charles B:
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>So what ? What is the political significance of this ?
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>I don't think it's meant to have any political significance. It would be a
>mistake to critique it from any serious POV.
>
>It's a joke in fancy dress

It may be a joke, but it's a pretty good rule of thumb, empirically speaking. Bringing in the Nazis is usually a sign of desperation or debasement or something unpleasant.

Doug



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