OK, this is in humor, but its an interesting thought:

 

What if an underground movement of Nazis are promoting Goodwin's Law so they may move secretly under the radar?

 

At what point would we say, OH NO, they really are Nazis - and to promote internet ettiquite we'd turned a blind eye until it was too late!

 

 

This is really intended as a joke, but it is at the same time an interesting idea about self-censorship due to stimga (and it is a warranted stigma, considering how overused nazi references are.)

 

Should a type of reference really be stigmatized based on what the reference is to, instead of whether the reference is fitting? In 99% of the cases, it should be just as easy to shoot down a reference for not fitting than the fact it is to nazis.

I believe you mean Godwin's Law", no?

I believe you mean Godwin's Law", no?

 

Doh, yes, Godwin's law. I thought it was that but checked wikipedia, and I could have sworn it said Goodwin, so I changed it before posting so not to misspell it. Is that overthinking or underthinking something?

what is godwin's law?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

 

 

^ It's more like a parody thing than a real law.

It is true that nobody takes actual Nazis seriously anymore...

It is true that nobody takes actual Nazis seriously anymore...

 

I assume you mean present day neo-Nazis, right?

Yeah.