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Charlottesville white supremacists are officially exempt from Godwin's Law. (Original Post) DanTex Aug 2017 OP
Calling a Nazi a Nazi is always true and accurate, and never hyperbole. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #1
When people calls themselves Nazis TomSlick Aug 2017 #2
"Charlottesville" Spider Jerusalem Aug 2017 #3
Thanks. Facepalm on my part. DanTex Aug 2017 #4
They are Nazis. dalton99a Aug 2017 #5
Godwin's law has always been bullshit JonLP24 Aug 2017 #6

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
1. Calling a Nazi a Nazi is always true and accurate, and never hyperbole.
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 10:00 PM
Aug 2017

Godwin's law applies to using "Nazi" hyperbolically.

TomSlick

(11,096 posts)
2. When people calls themselves Nazis
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 10:06 PM
Aug 2017

it's not a violation of Godwin's law to call them Nazis. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
6. Godwin's law has always been bullshit
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 11:11 PM
Aug 2017

Especially the idea that someone "loses" the argument -- no for whatever reason Nazis were mentioned. Far right nationalism is hardly limited to Nazis so I think comparing far right nationalists to far right nationalists is entirely appropriate.

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