Dnia czwartek, 27 listopada 2014 22:51:27 Cathal Garvey pisze:
The word you're looking for is "fascist". The Nazis were one particular expression and culture of fascist, by no means the only one and certainly not the last.
+1
I happen to disagree with the supposed primacy of Godwin's Law because the Nazis are a cultural touchstone on the horrors of fascism in practice, a thing we should all remain vigilant upon.
Absolutely. Problem is, *calling* something fascism/nazism does not make it so, and calling too many things this makes it "a boy that cried wolf" kind of story. There are legitimate grievances towards any government, and I happen to be particularly critical of the US government (yes, to a large extent I *would* call it fascist, due to <insert-a-branch>-industrial-complex), but I choose not to use that particular word and instead try to work on the merits of the situation. Using "nazi"/"fascism" card is easy, emotionally charged, usually unnecessary, and instead of moving the discussion forward -- breaks it into two entrenched camps. This is precisely why I find Godwin's Law so useful. It allows people to easily counter such a demagoguery and bring the discussion back to the merits -- as exemplified by this very thread (and, in particular, your e-mail), actually. :) -- Pozdr rysiek