Comment Re:Bah! (Score 1) 720
My understanding of Godwin's law is not that referencing Nazis is bad (after all, they were a part of history). He just observed that eventually, if a fight goes on long enough, someone will make reference to them. He did not opine if that was bad or good.
I believe the idea was that once Nazis are mentioned in an argument there will be no more useful information imparted. Invoking Godwin's Law is bad from the point of view of having a reasoned argument, but good in that any sane people involved can recognise quickly what is happening and move on.
Godwin's Law also doesn't apply when actually discussing Nazis, only when a comparison is unduly made to Nazis or Hitler.