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I think it's called Godwin's Law?

In any case - most of the time it is applicable because the Nazis are used to validate someone's argument.... 99% of the time it just reveals a certain lack of perspective in whoever invokes that particular piece of history to back themselves up

I mean, unless it's a discussion about murderous regimes, there are far more fitting things to bring up than WW2. Ha-ha

I'm always told to look more at perspective than at principals behind events, its a flaw.

William Wallet wrote:I think it's called Godwin's Law?

I don't know what it's called, I just know it's an age old rule often cited (by me at least) in online discussions/debates. to me, bringing out the Nazi reference to make one's point is the equivalent of saying "I can't really argue with you with logic and reason so I am going to bring out the largest most over the top emotionally charged issue i can think of to deflect your argument".

William Wallet wrote:I mean, unless it's a discussion about murderous regimes, there are far more fitting things to bring up than WW2. Ha-ha

It's definitely the most commonly referenced, but it's actually not even the most fitting example of a murderous regime - it's probably just the most familiar and emotionally resonant for most Northern European countries and people of NE descent, If you are talking about most atrocious murderous regimes, the old Soviet Union killed a lot more of it's population (by a factor of at least 4x) than the Nazi's did in their day. Or if you want to go by highest rate of killing, in it's 'hey day' Cambodia under the leadership of Pol Pot was killing something like 8% of it's population every year. China (under different leaders) also ranks pretty high in the 'murderous regime' top 10 list, if you combined China's different periods of murdering citizens it would easily top the Nazis, and be second only to the USSR.

I think the most I've ever seen on Marius.net recently is 12...partially because of my timezone...and they were all AlephOne players.

You're a bunch of Nazi-reference Nazis.

the nazis had pieces of "flair" that they made the jews wear.

Actually, it is possible Mao was responsible for the deaths of three or four times as many people as Stalin was. Some would say ten.

Then again, Mao is still revered as pretty much a saint so we'll probably never know for certain..

I can't believe it. All this talk about evil regimes, and no one has mention good old Soulblighter yet! I mean...

Can you feel it, Alric? I have killed the whole world!

I go to Mnet to play Myth.
I go to PlayMyth to team kill and watch illiterate morons cry about it. Ha-ha.

William Wallet wrote:I go to Mnet to play Myth.
I go to PlayMyth to team kill and watch illiterate morons cry about it. Ha-ha.

And whenever you let your cousin use your account

William Wallet wrote:I go to Mnet to play Myth.
I go to PlayMyth to team kill and watch illiterate morons cry about it. Ha-ha.

Its not my fault I can't read or write

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William Wallet wrote:I go to Mnet to play Myth.
I go to PlayMyth to team kill and watch illiterate morons cry about it. Ha-ha.

And whenever you let your cousin use your account

Juvenile it may be... but there's nothing funnier than watching an 8 year old get into arguments with rank whores who can't stand losing *any* points at all...

Only person I find funny anymore in that regard is Placid2. He was just so bad he overshadowed anyone else.

I wasn't trying to mock Mariusnet. Sorry if you thought that.