De wet van Godwin > De tweede van Newton

Godwin’s law (also known as Godwin’s Rule of Nazi Analogies) is an adage formulated by Mike Godwin in 1990. The law states:

As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. (Wikipedia)

Er hoort zelfs een spel bij:

If you’re really bored, a fun game to play is Six Degrees of Godwin.Take a topic – any topic – and see how quickly you can relate it to Nazis using legitimate topic drift methods. For example: a discussion about computers will eventually lead to discussions of keyboards and which are best, followed by a lot of complaining about the Windows key on 104-key keyboards, leading to complaints about Microsoft, forcing the standard MS-vs-government flamewar that I’m sure you’re all aware of, leading to attacks on Microsoft’s “fascist” tactics by one side or another, which will force the other side to start talking about the differences between fascism, capitalism, and, of course, Nazism! The fun never stops!

Voorbeeld:

“Ik vind dat wel straf van Clouseau dat die 17 Sportpaleizen kunnen vullen. Zoveel mensen kunnen toch geen ongelijk hebben!”

-> Pfff…In zijn tijd had Hitler het Sportpaleis elke dag van het jaar kunnen uitverkopen.