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ORIGINAL: FirmhandKY "Fischer" and "Geller"? Never frigging heard of them. They are not "prominent" in any way that matters. Firm When Adolf Hitler led the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, Germany, accompanied by Rudolf Hess (eventually Deputy Fuehrer and later found guilty of crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, dying in prison), Hermann Goering (later found guilty of crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and who committed suicide in prison), Ernst Roehm (head of the Nazi’s Paramilitary group, the S.A., until later executed by Hitler), and Julius Streicher (found guilty of crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and executed) in November of 1923, there were, no doubt, many Germans who said at that time: “Hitler? Hess? Goring? Roehm? Streicher? Never frigging heard of them. They are not "prominent" in any way that matters.” Of course they were correct - those non-entities never became "'prominent' in any way that matters” and just disappeared, forgotten by everyone by 1924, a year later.  Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies Firm From the link you provided: Godwin observed that, given enough time, in any online discussion—regardless of topic or scope—someone inevitably criticizes some point made in the discussion by comparing it to beliefs held by Hitler and the Nazis. However, I did not ever mean to imply that your positon re: Geller, Fischer, the American Family Association, et. al., was analogous to those Germans who supported the Nazis in 1923 but rather that your positon re: Geller, Fischer, the American Family Association, et. al., was analogous to those Germans who ignored them in 1923 and suffered for that later. I apologize if I was not clear. Perhaps a better analogy regarding your position re: Geller, Fischer, the American Family Association, et. al., could be best indicated in this graphic:
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