Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week

[ZenGum]

Goodwin's law originally stated that as a thread grows longer, the probability of someone mentioning Hitler or Nazis approaches one.
This has drifted to be that in any thread, as soon as someone says "that's what the Nazis/Hitler would do/say" that person automatically loses the argument and the thread ends.
HOWEVER! There is also Quirk's exception, which states that Hitler and Nazism may be mentioned without activating Goodwin's law, if it is actually relevant to the topic.

I think in this thread, it was relevant. Bandito was talking about the desire for an external enemy. Consider the following quote:

The people can always be brought to do the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are under attack, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism. Herman Goering.

Islam is the new communism.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Goodwin's law originally stated that as a thread grows longer, the probability of someone mentioning Hitler or Nazis approaches one.
This has drifted to be that in any thread, as soon as someone says "that's what the Nazis/Hitler would do/say" that person automatically loses the argument and the thread ends.
HOWEVER! There is also Quirk's exception, which states that Hitler and Nazism may be mentioned without activating Goodwin's law, if it is actually relevant to the topic.

I think in this thread, it was relevant. Bandito was talking about the desire for an external enemy. Consider the following quote:


Islam is the new communism.

I don't buy it man. After our, and many other countries, sacrifices during WW2, to compare our current government with that of the Nazi's because you hate Bush or whatever the fuck is pissing you off is fucking stupid and you ought to be stoned to death.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Cool! Who is getting the contract for the ovens?

Halliburton. duh.

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Cool! Who is getting the contract for the ovens? I am sure the US public would support that. {talk about a make believe notion}

Nah, people in the US would never support Hilteresque practices.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Nah, people in the US would never support Hilteresque practices.

Sorry, I can't see youtube propaganda at work.

[lookout123]

Nah, people in the US would never support Hilteresque practices.

yeah, that is a great example of the average american.

[TheMercenary]

CLASSIC

http://www.snappedshot.com/archives/...y-Roundup.html

[DanaC]

Well said Bandito.

[Happy Monkey]

An interviewer (I'm guessing from a British comedy show) asking people what security measures they'd support against Muslims, from ID cards to badges to number tattoos to incarceration until the end of the war.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

An interviewer (I'm guessing from a British comedy show) asking people what security measures they'd support against Muslims, from ID cards to badges to number tattoos to incarceration until the end of the war.

Sounds pretty funny. I will have to check it out when I get home. Reminds me of stuff that Carlos Mencia does with "beaners!". The guy is a hoot.

[DanaC]

An interviewer (I'm guessing from a British comedy show)

That wasn't a British accent.

[Clodfobble]

The Chasers are that same group that got in trouble for freely being allowed into the APEC secured zone in Australia, right?

[Ibby]

I regret to see that "think gays don't deserve equal rights" isnt on your list, radar.

[lookout123]

i regret to see that anyone as generally well educated as Radar is has a list of one issue litmus tests that he will use to cut all contact with people. isolating yourself from those that disagree and surrounding yourself with a bunch of "me too's" is what leads our country further and further to the extremes. if you don't have any association with those who disagree it is easy to forget that they are real people who are generally good, fine, upstanding, intelligent people who just disagree with you on issues, and next thing you know they are the enemy.

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by lookout123

i regret to see that anyone as generally well educated as Radar is has a list of one issue litmus tests that he will use to cut all contact with people. isolating yourself from those that disagree and surrounding yourself with a bunch of "me too's" is what leads our country further and further to the extremes. if you don't have any association with those who disagree it is easy to forget that they are real people who are generally good, fine, upstanding, intelligent people who just disagree with you on issues, and next thing you know they are the enemy.

Everyone has a list like this. I have one, but its pretty short: The moment I learn someone is racist, I pretty much cut all lines of communication with them. There's no reason to associate with them or try to come to terms when people are that hard set, although you can still understand their point of view and treat them like a human being. Why create more tension when your highly opposite view doesn't have much of a chance to change someone's mind? When neither side has anything to gain from the other, what's the point?

This reaction is the default for most people on their "hot" issues and those polarized issues vary from person to person. I guess if you're extremely passionate about some of these politics, the only possible outcome of discussion is one both parties should probably avoid.