05-09-2007, 09:32 PM
Quote:We've now acheived a quasi-mystical super-Godwin trifecta of Anarchy, Communism and Nazism.I don't think this was a Godwin.
I think that signals that the time to let this die flew by a long time ago.
-Jester
How did Nazism creep into this, anyway?
Well, two common strains of political motivation are nationalism, and socialism, or socialist at least modes of varying degree. It is not too hard to combine the two into a platform. That does not make someone who espouses both some nationalist themes and some socialist themes into a bona fide replica of Adolf's brand of National Socialism, any more than promoting some communist themes makes Tito a replica of Stalin.
There are shades of everything here.
Anyhoo, I have rather derailed the thread, so perhaps the wood chipper out back is where this should now go.
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete