Yager's Corollary To Godwin's Law

[Terry Yager]

Godwin's Law states:
As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.

To which I'd like to propose the following corollary:

As an online discussion of Godwin's Law & it's codicils, corollaries, etc grows longer, the probability of a person compared to a Nazi comparing his critics to Commies, Stalin, etc approaches one.

--T

[Chris2005]

I recently pointed out in a conversation at my last job that the Commies were statistically worse then the Nazis (if comparisons mean anthing at that point...like comparing points on a parabola that are far enough along the asymptotic leg). Horrible to even contemplate, but it's said that Stalin caused the death of more people then even Hitler and his Nazis...

[Chris2005]

whoops, didn't realize this was the humor dept...

[Terry Yager]

Stalin was indeed a more prolific mass-murderer, but most of his killings were politically motivated, whereas Hitler killed his millions just out of pure orneryness, so he is percieved as being more NotGood by many folks.

--T

[Chris2005]

well it depends on how you define political motivation. He targeted specific categories of people, those he claimed were a detriment to society.
You know he was a starving homeless person at one point. And the story goes a Jewish guy took him in and fed him until he could find work. Go figure...

[Unknown_K]

I think hitler saved a jewish doctor that had helped his mother way back when from going to the gas chambers, quite a few Nazis did things like that.

The difference with Hitler and Stalin is that Hitler killed those he thaught were subhuman (Jews, slavs, gypsies, the disabled, and comunists), while Stalin killed anybody who he even thaught was plotting against him (nobody was safe). Those 2 were alike in more ways then they differed.