tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post2168773529372564851..comments2023-11-03T06:36:27.305-04:00Comments on Phronesisaical: The Obama Amendment to Godwin's Lawhelmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-49318699100603974722009-10-28T12:04:29.314-04:002009-10-28T12:04:29.314-04:00David Koresh? Or does he enjoy grudging sympathy a...David Koresh? Or does he enjoy grudging sympathy among conservatives. With all the references to "drinking the Kool-Aid" you'd think "Jim Jones" or "Jonestown" would work, but these don't have the direct line to the lizard brain that "Hitler" has. Word potency like this must go back to childhood, upbringing and have a critical period for inculcating. The absence of other options and the overuse of the one name suggests its early-socializing function and its continuing function as a code word for evil. I suppose "evil" isn't scary enough, and we have no video of the Devil, so it takes a "Hitler" to trigger a bogeyman-size flinch.MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341704109256270557noreply@blogger.com