Godwin's Fourth Law

Godwin's fourth law is a term created by Godwin fans, not mr. Godwin himself. The term means that the longer you talk with a conservative, the more likely he is to bring cops and soldiers into the discussion, and compare them with the currently debated subject, even if the comparison seems outright impossible or not making any sense at all.

I was talking with John the other day, about these poor abandoned cats at the animal shelter. The guy invoked Godwin's fourth law and said that soldiers aren't treated any better when they come back home. It's hard to understand him sometimes.

by MisterMaximvs August 3, 2017

Godwin's Law

Made obsolete by the Neocons.

Thanks to the Neocons, Godwin's law is now obsolete.

by El_Haggis September 9, 2006

Godwin's Third Law

Formally Stated Godwin's Third Law is: For every mention of Godwin's Law, there will be an equal and opposite negative reaction. The statement means that in every interaction on the internet, where there is a pair of opposing opinions a reverence to Nazism or Hilter will be made, followed by some reference to Godwin's Law ; immediately followed in turn by a reference of Godwin's Law (see Godwin's Second Law) and then inevitably a further remark, usually made by a third party stating that Godwin's Law does not apply or that any mentioning Godwin's Law is somehow shouting down the argument . With each level ofassertion Godwin's law the BS level grows exponentially.

Third Party: Godwins "law" is really just an internet trend. It is NOT an actual law, nor is it part of actual debate or logic.
Forth Party: Ha ha! Godwin's Third Law - you lose.

by DaveSmith2013 August 29, 2016

Godwin's Law

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.

by Ubeenbamboozledson October 13, 2022

Godwin's Exception

When the guy who coined "Godwin's Law" says it doesn't apply if it's used to pretend Trump is Hitler he's simply a hypocritical cunt.

It's okay to call Trump Hitler, in spite of Godwin's Law, because of Godwin's Exception, if the user is simply embracing their TDS

by DyvCush April 26, 2025

Godwin's corollary

Godwin's Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."

Godwin's Corollary: No matter what the topic, any topic, e.g. Tiddlywinks, and the discussion grows longer, Trump will be brought up because anyone you don't like is literally Hitler and fascism.

"Tiddlywinks is a great game to pass the time. We play it all the time in Somerset."
"It's great you have the time. We have to deal with Trump. And the fact that you are not speaking up means you are probably a fascist too."
"Ah Godwin's corollary and Godwin's Law. A two for one simpleton."

by ANixon January 29, 2026

Diesel's Variation of Godwin's Law

"As an internet discussion about Bill O'Reilly grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Falafel or Loofa approaches one."

"So anyway I'd be rubbing your big boobs and getting your nipples really hard, kinda' kissing your neck from behind...and then I would take the other hand with the falafel thing..."

"Aw crap, there goes Diesel's Variation of Godwin's Law."

by TWL.com August 12, 2008