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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by Animats on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:06PM (#28947582)
"The Führer is always right".[1] Robert_Ley, 1941.

History has seen this before. It doesn't end well.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrerprinzip

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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by mLuby on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:18PM (#28947745)
I wonder if there are moderation tools out there that identify who first proves Godwin's Law in a given thread.
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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by ceejayoz on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:02PM (#28948486)
Godwin amended his law in this particular scenario.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/12/14/...

> First, let me get this Donald Trump issue out of the way: If you’re thoughtful about it and show some real awareness of history, go ahead and refer to Hitler or Nazis when you talk about Trump. Or any other politician.

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