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Godwin's Law doesn't state that as soon as the Nazis are mentioned, that the quality of the conversation is zero.

There is a difference when drawing a comparison about something entirely unrelated, but when you're talking about topics involving wiping out a people, claiming Godwin's law is silly.

Hitler wiped out a huge number of people. That's the topic of this comment thread. Therefore, bringing up Hitler is totally fine because it is directly relevant.

Not what happened here though.