Godwin’s Law (a theory that, as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1) has the same effect on modern society as when Christians talk about Satan or Muslims talk about Shaitan. Hitler has become a god of postmodernity.

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Nathan Smith is a former business journalist and columnist at the NBR. He also worked as the chief editor at the New Zealand Initiative policy think tank. He is now a freelance writer and copy editor.