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Posted by Paul Hyett on 11/07/06 10:15
In rec.video.dvd.tech on Tue, 7 Nov 2006, jayembee wrote :
>Paul Hyett <pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote:
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>> PTravel wrote :
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, that's right. I'm a Nazi because I understand the law.
>>>>>
>>>> No, you're a 'Nazi' because you apply the law unquestioningly - if
>>>> you'd been living in Germany between 1933 & 1945, no doubt you'd
>>>> have blindly shipped Jews off to the camps, despite knowing full
>>>> well what would happen to them, just because it was 'the law'.
>>>
>>> And with that, this discussion is over.
>>
>> Finally - an admission of defeat from you.
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>Maybe he's simply applying Godwin's Law.
>
Godwin's Law is a double-edged sword though.
IMO it is *not* a breach of it to mention the Nazis when someone
displays or advocates blind obedience to laws, regardless of the
consequences, as 'PTravel' does.
--
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett
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