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by deepdog 4756 days ago

  Your neighbor committed a crime. Hitler committed
  a crime. Your neighbor is literally Hitler.
This is your analogy.
2 comments

I'm responding to someone that was indirectly saying:

  - Dictatorships randomly enforce laws.
  - The US Government is randomly enforcing laws.
  - The US Government is therefore a dictatorship.
The US is acting dictatorial.
So...

  - A walrus eats food.
  - Obama eats food.
  - Obama is acting like a walrus.
The real issue is that the idea that only dictatorships have some selective enforcement of laws is unsubstantiated.
So...

- A grocer who uses plastic bags within the city of Seattle is breaking the law

- A mass murderer is breaking the law

- A mass murderer is acting like a grocer who uses plastic bags within the city of Seattle

Magnitude matters.

Oh god, so he is a walrus..