> lol now thats just silly.
>
> I'm not taking either side but i think that people DONT want
> to give a dictator the power to perhaps move into the HITLER realm.
>
> I would put Saddam into the HITLERish category he just does
> not run a major power like hitler did.
>
> Comparing a murdering scumbag to hitler is not even in the
> same ballpark as saying hitler ate fish :)
The point is that it has become a cliched argument. That's the joke in
"Office Space" the lead character is losing the argument so he brings up
Hitler as a close.
It's become a joke in and of itself to bring up Hitler in an argument.
This is no different:
Statement: "I don't think that we should go to war with Iraq"
Reply: "Well, would have wanted to go to war with Hitler!"
It's ridiculous to bring it up.
This type of logical fallacy is called "non-sequitur" ("doesn't follow"
in Latin). It's an attempt to win an argument by implying a connection
that doesn't exist.
In my opinion considering Hitler when determining a position on the Iraq
crisis is no more valid than considering Hitler when deciding what to
order for dinner.
Jim Davis
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