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blitzkrieg
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22 Nov 2021, 4:12 am

I know I mentioned Hitler & brought him up. I can see why Trump's detractors see him that way/empathise.

Do I personally agree?

I don't know enough about American politics to say anything, with any certainty.

The electorate in the U.S don't even seem to know about their own politics, even those who think they do. Nobody would have guessed Trump would win, though I did, as I was interested in U.S. politics at the time.



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22 Nov 2021, 4:13 am

blitzkrieg wrote:
Pepe wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
Pepe wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
It is true that a cult of such a magnitude would be unlikely.

But Hitler had a large following, too.

I have no personal stake in this conversation, by the way. I am based in the UK.


*cough* Godwin *cough* :mrgreen:


Excuse my ignorance - but which 'Godwin' are you referring to?


First, let me say I like what you have said in recent posts.
We seem to be in sympathy on some/many things. :thumright:

"Godwin" was alluding to "Godwin's Law".
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Godwin's law, short for Godwin's law (or rule) of Nazi analogies,[1][2] is an Internet adage asserting that as an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Adolf Hitler approaches 1.[2][3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

Godwin's Law is a running joke, on this website. :mrgreen:
I wasn't being serious.
I was joking, in addition, to see if you knew what I was referring to. :wink:


I did not know.

Also, the Nazi comparison is really old. I haven't been called that online in years, ha. Seems very '2015'.


I wasn't calling you a Nazi.
It was the reference to Hitler that was the joke/yapes. :wink:



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22 Nov 2021, 4:14 am

Pepe wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
Pepe wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
Pepe wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
It is true that a cult of such a magnitude would be unlikely.

But Hitler had a large following, too.

I have no personal stake in this conversation, by the way. I am based in the UK.


*cough* Godwin *cough* :mrgreen:


Excuse my ignorance - but which 'Godwin' are you referring to?


First, let me say I like what you have said in recent posts.
We seem to be in sympathy on some/many things. :thumright:

"Godwin" was alluding to "Godwin's Law".
Quote:
Godwin's law, short for Godwin's law (or rule) of Nazi analogies,[1][2] is an Internet adage asserting that as an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Adolf Hitler approaches 1.[2][3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

Godwin's Law is a running joke, on this website. :mrgreen:
I wasn't being serious.
I was joking, in addition, to see if you knew what I was referring to. :wink:


I did not know.

Also, the Nazi comparison is really old. I haven't been called that online in years, ha. Seems very '2015'.


I wasn't calling you a Nazi.
It was the reference to Hitler that was the joke/yapes. :wink:


I realised that shortly after I first hit the reply button & sent another post.



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22 Nov 2021, 4:29 am

cyberdad wrote:
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I read lots of stuff academically, mostly journal articles.

But I'm not a big book reader & I am very ignorant of a lot of topics.

The information out there that exists is like a universe & an individual is like a grain of sand.

Anyone who thinks they have anything figured out really hasn't. The best you can do really is learn what you enjoy or are good at naturally.


Don't sweat it...


Thank you, Cyberdad.



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06 May 2022, 2:21 pm

UPDATE: Jacob Chansley -- the Arizona man known as the "QAnon Shaman" who became one of the most recognizable faces of the Capitol riot -- has dropped his effort for a direct appeal and instead will attempt to get his plea deal thrown out, his lawyers confirmed this week.

Chansley pleaded guilty in September to one felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding.  In November, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth sentenced him to 41 months in prison, saying Chansley had made himself the center of the riot.  At the time, it was the longest sentence received by a defendant in any Capitol riot case.

Chansley's attorneys notified the court of their intent to appeal his sentence in December.  Late last month, though, they filed a motion with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals asking to dismiss the case three days before their appellant brief would have been due.  The filing did not indicate why Chansley wanted to withdraw the case.

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