Dismissing Godwin “go ahead and refer to Hitler or Nazis when you talk about Trump.” [View all]

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"Trump supporters have a new rallying cry when he goes on his rambling tirades: “Lock Them Up!” Them who? The media. Its not funny. Its absolutely fucking ridiculous. But it is not funny. The reason they want to lock up the media isn’t for some profound universal infraction. Their ire is drawn by repeated condemnations by Donald Trump demanding that the media is out to get him. And the initial response, instead of asking for retractions or correcting any records, is to forfeit journalists Constitutional rights and toss them in jail. Again, this isn’t funny. And this is not an issue to be taken lightly.

I preface to all who automatically cry “Godwin’s Law” when someone mentions Hitler – Shut Up. It could be argued that Godwin’s Law has become a victim of that which the rule, itself, was meant to address: hyperbolic comparisons (to Hitler/Nazis). Now, of course, it is used hyperbolically to dismiss meaningful conversations where those comparisons are drawn."