Sender: Martin Janzen <•••@••.•••> Re. Time/Warner's "Reinventing America" game, •••@••.••• writes: >[...] >But where is the place to critique the basic assumption that a balanced >budget is the ultimate good? > >And where is the place to critique just WHY it is ALL OF THE SUDDEN the >ultimate good? >[...] A fair criticism. But then: >Ritual mass participation -- the NAZIs had that one down. > >How is this exercise any different? > >Answer: It pretends to be a rational, critical enterprise. > >At least the Nazis were honest enough to openly proclaim their hostility to >reason. Oh brother. Much as I also dislike Time/Warner, I hardly think they're Nazis. Time to invoke Godwin's Law (http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_culture/ Folklore/Humor/godwins.law): Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. As others have pointed out, once this occurs no further rational discourse is possible. -- Martin Janzen •••@••.••• ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram - •••@••.••• - Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) You are encouraged to forward and cross-post messages for non-commercial use, pursuant to any redistribution restrictions included in individual messages. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
