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Wow, that was quick.


When the subject matter involves autocrats and populism godwinson's rule applies a bit less since hitler is directly within the discussion.


> When the subject matter involves autocrats and populism godwinson's rule applies a bit less

No, it’s just less surprising of a finding in that case. Remember Godwin's Law is: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1”.


At what point would you consider a comparison to or analogy using Hitler to be appropriate?




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