An unwarranted Nazi metaphor of a particularly great stature, typically in an online argument; an epic win of an invocation of Godwin's law.
People A and B are having an argument:
A: You're wrong for these reasons.
B: Oh yeah? Well you're Hitler.
A: I'm calling Godwin on this one. That was both an epic fail and an epic Godwin.
A: You're wrong for these reasons.
B: Oh yeah? Well you're Hitler.
A: I'm calling Godwin on this one. That was both an epic fail and an epic Godwin.
by HeyDave1005 May 7, 2010
Godwin's Law states that "the longer a heated Internet discussion goes on for, the more likely it is that someone will compare their opponent(s) to Hitler, the Nazis, or Nazi Germany in general."
Anyone who invokes Godwin's Law in an argument is said to automatically lose by default, even if it is perfectly reasonable; because if you resort to comparing your opponent to arguably the most evil dictator in the world obviously implies that A) You know you're wrong, B) You've run out of ideas, and C) You're a sore loser and want to make your opponent look bad, even though it does the exact opposite.
The only (incredibly rare) exception is if the person is legitimately comparable to him (for example, if they are massively racist, especially anti-Semitic, for no discernible reason), but even then it usually still has the same result.
The only (incredibly rare) exception is if the person is legitimately comparable to him (for example, if they are massively racist, especially anti-Semitic, for no discernible reason), but even then it usually still has the same result.
by Someone who kinda exists October 13, 2022