Godwin's Laws

 Godwin's law, short for Godwin's law (or rule) of Nazi analogies, 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 becomes more likely.^[

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

It’s time to stop making comparisons to Hitler

The deadliest, most destructive war in human history should not become a metaphor

Godwin’s Law, an internet adage coined by American attorney Mike Godwin in 1990, states that in any online discussion, sooner or later, someone will compare a person or a trend to Adolf Hitler, fascism or Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

Sadly, this trend seems to be happening faster and more frequently than in the past.

I’ve heard and seen the Nazi comparisons made about COVID-19 restrictions, public safety policies and more. World leaders, elected officials and supporters of certain political parties have too often been compared to Hitler or his supporters, even when their ideologies are far from that of Nazi Germany.

https://www.trailtimes.ca/opinion/its-time-to-stop-making-comparisons-to-hitler/

Snowy's question: Is it ever appropriate to refer to another, or a political group, or a group of people, or someone you just disagree with - as Nazis?

Granted neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, Qanon and the like, maybe even some Trumpers might invite that comparison, but folks on the internet tend to use that term too freely, and is that in a way being disrespectful to those who actually did suffer under Nazism?

Just curious.