Reductio ad Hitlerum is my new favorite phrase

[rivendellrose]

I have only two questions about this statement from Rumsfeld.

1. Now that Godwin's Law has been invoked, can we set a pack of rabid internet lawyers on the administration? Please?

2. When do the Night Watch meetings start?

Comments

[babel.livejournal.com]

... It's amazing how every single quote from him is a classic example of a logical fallacy.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Isn't he just? It's like every word that comes out of his mouth is a giant neon sign telling me "move away and marry a Canadian before it's too late!!!"

[jfrog78.livejournal.com]

But at least with joining the night watch you get a cool arm band and a few extra credits a month!!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Exactly. And maybe I can sell out people I don't like in the process!

*Twitches* I try not to turn real life gripes into allusions to my fandom obsessions, but sometimes it's just too damned appropriate.

[hoperomantic.livejournal.com]

Well, JMS still use Orwell as the guide and Orwell did use real life and social/political situations and models. Hey. I'm just scared that the current atmosphere of the US is reminding me more and more of an Orwell or Philip K.Dick novel(I read too much to be comfortable)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. And also yay Orwell (!). It just amuses the heck out of me that... I don't know, maybe I was too young when these shows were originally on (12 years ago, holy crap I feel kind of old), but they never seemed nearly as timely as they do now.

Again though, maybe it's just 'cause I was too young. :P