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Originally Posted by Alan Kaufman
KAUFMAN'S LAW: "Efforts such as Godwin's Law to thwart the finding of contemporary relevence in the Holocaust is a form of Holocaust denial."
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It is highly possible to find relative comparison in events such as the holocaust, however not everything could be effectively compared. Most of the time, when people compare everyday events to major events (or profane to sacred, if you will), they do so with the intent (although may not be conscious of such) to merely evoke emotion.
Yesterday, someone told me that another person near by was acting like a Nazi. The person merely was yelling at others for wearing hats, or speaking too loud for their tastes. Was that a valid comparison? Not really. It was an extreme view. Personally I think that when people make such comparisons, they really lessen the larger event. Your insistence on comparing an every day, nonlife threatening item to an event where millions died, really kind of cheapens the more serious situation. I feel bad about the plight of your mother, and I am glad she survived, but at the same time I am aghast that you appear to be making it out to be less than what it was. Also, I fully acknowledge what your mother went through, never denying it, at the same time as I find your claims that ebooks are like the holocaust to be a little far fetched.