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At the dawn of the internet, a Texas lawyer named Michael Godwin observed that any online argument, on any subject, usually descended into accusations of Nazism.
The longer the row went on, the more likely it was that someone would be compared to Adolf Hitler.
More true than ever today, this is now known as Godwin’s Law a term included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
TV has its own version. Call it the Iron Lady Theory Mrs Thatcher is to blame for all the evils of the world.
Any documentary on modern British history will feature a soundbite of Margaret Thatcher, generally backed by ominous music, her words wrenched out of context.
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