27 September 2007

That Hitler Thing Again

There is some “law” of debates that states whenever “Hitler” or “Nazi” is used, the rational portion of the argument goes off the tracks, and reasonable debate concludes.*

[* Godwin's Law. See HERE for how to get around it.‡]
[‡This is NOT to be confused with Hart's Three Laws of Mechanics (circa 1989):

Every task will require ONE [...]