>>>>> "Dan" == Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Dan> Trying to force ones view on everyone else is fascism.
Dan> Dan McGrath
Dan> Longfellow
Dan> http://www.smokeoutgary.org
OK, I'd like to invoke Godwin's law on this posting. Viz [from the
Wikipedia]:
"Godwin's Law (also Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies) is an adage in
Internet culture that was originated by Mike Godwin in 1990. The law
states that:
As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a
comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.
There is a tradition in many Usenet newsgroups that once such a
comparison is made, the thread is over, and whoever mentioned the
Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. In
addition, whoever points out that Godwin's Law applies to the thread
is also considered to have "lost" the battle, as it is considered poor
form to invoke the law explicitly."
[Note that I'm willing to accept the latter consequence.]
Fascism killed tens of millions in death camps, on battlefields, under
bombs, and in cities under siege, throughout the world. It's a hell
of a lot more serious than making you take your cig outside. It's out
of line to toss this accusation around in such a monumentally trivial
context as restaurant smoking bans. There are still those of us who
remember family members who were murdered by fascism. That's
MURDERED, as in killed horribly, not asked to put out their smoke or
step outside.
This kind of accusation is baseless and on the far side of courtesy,
civility, and good taste.
--
Robert P. Goldman
ECCO
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