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Old 07-03-2016, 10:27 AM #9
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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet View Post
In December 2015, Godwin cited several articles on Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump for their Nazi and Fascist comparisons.


Even Godwin himself is calling out those who make the Trump comparison


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
Interesting link, I think this part is particularly relevant:

"Godwin's law itself can be abused as a distraction, diversion or even as censorship, fallaciously miscasting an opponent's argument as hyperbole when the comparisons made by the argument are actually appropriate."

If somebody feels that making a comparison is relevant during a discussion, then they have the right to make that comparison. Trying to censor them because you disagree with it isn't helpful to the discussion at all.
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