Sunday, July 24, 2011

Godwin's Law

Godwin's Law is the observation which was made in the 1990s that as an online discussion or thread grows, the probability of a comparison being made to Hitler or the Nazis approaches 1.

I was reminded of Godwin's law this morning while listening to a Background Briefing podcast about Lord Monckton who compared those who accept climate change as Fascists (and made references to 1930s Germany).

Wikipedia

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