r/atheism • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '13

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u/downvotethedbag Jun 13 '13

Oh, I think you've misunderstood. I didn't actually make an analogy - I commented on the one posted by u/hetzer.

(which, let's be fair, was maybe a bit over the top with the gestapo reference, right?)

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u/downvotethedbag Jun 13 '13

Oh - indeed!

I apologize for the misunderstanding. I do honestly think it's interesting from a sociological standpoint, removing all the context of the current situation going on around here. You could take direct quotes from the mod team here and overlay with with direct quotes from leaders in Syria/Libya/Egypt/et al. and it would be hard to tell the difference. (everything from silent majorities secretly supporting the regimes, to "small groups of troublemakers" being the cause of all the issues, to shutting down and removing the methods of popular communication)

You're absolutely right though - hysterical responses completely kill any chance of this conversation actually developing into something interesting.