The blug which dealt with the origins of the anti-smoking movement sparked a comment which said that it was an example of Godwin's Law. After reading the law, I would point out that this particular law doesn't apply to the blog.
In the case of applying Godwin's law, I was left with the impression that the law dealt more with a comparative allegorical contact rather than a point of historical attribution.
The topic of the blug dealt with the fact that Adolf Hitler founded the modern anti-smoking movement. This was not a point of being a like issue or an issue that the modern anti-smoking movement is like the one instituted Nazi program. Rather there is a legitimate historical context to tie the anti-smoking movement to the one in Germany.
Another case where Godwin's Law doesn't apply is in the case of Volkswagen. Clearly it was a Hitler creation which sustained itself into the modern era. Its a historical point not a point of comparison.
I did find it a point of factual interest that the modern anti-smoking movement was founded by Adolf Hitler.
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Well, you might not view the modern anti-smoking lobby as a bunch of stick-up-their-ass Nazi fascists but even though I don't smoke any more, I certainly do!
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