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by xocyabencl 3114 days ago
Godwin's law exists because "something we both agree is wrong" is a useful north star in an argument.

Edit: If someone makes a general claim like "nobody should be fired for agreeing with any text x", it makes sense to test that claim by putting an extreme value in for x.

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Im not criticizing, if there is one thing the nazis did right was being a never ending example of what not to be/do.

That said, I have not read Mein Kampf and its a similar situation. Is everything in that book ideological garbage? Maybe, maybe not. I actually dont know what its about!

But trying to find that out in public can get you beat and people will clap in encouragement if that happened.

Hell, I would be even afraid to google that book in amazon.