John P. AvlonGodwin's law states that the longer any online debate goes on, the likelier it is that someone will play the Nazi card. It's the rhetorical equivalent of going nuclear and stupid at the same time.
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The term “Godwin’s law” was coined by High Tech High founder High Tech High founder Mike Godwin, who noted that the longer any online debate went on, the more likely it became that someone would invoke the Nazis. Specifically, Godwin notes that “the longer a debate goes on, the probability of someone using the phrase 'gas chamber' approaches 1.” He also states, “A truly massive discussion will inevitably draw comparisons to World War II.” Godwin's law has been used in many other contexts as well.
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