On Aug 27, 8:36 am, Malcolm  wrote:
> In article ,
> amacmil...@aol.com writes
>
> >On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:00:18 -0700 (PDT), "John M."
> > wrote:
>
> >>On Aug 25, 11:05 pm, Malcolm  wrote:
> >>> In article ,
> >>> amacmil...@aol.com writes
>
> >>> >On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:36:29 -0700 (PDT), "John M."
> >>> > wrote:
>
> >>> >>On Aug 25, 5:23 pm, amacmil...@aol.com wrote:
> >>> >>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:33:12 -0700 (PDT), "John M."
>
> >>> >>> >Explain how these trips are more damaging to the Arctic environment
> >>> >>> >than the trans-Alaska pipeline, which carries the oil for gas-guzzling
> >>> >>> >cars such as Range Rovers..
>
> >>> >>> They're probably not but only crooks would try to make money out of
> >>> >>> then under the "conservation" banner.
>
> >>> >>It's a business like any other.
>
> >>> >Yes I agree.  But many are masquerading under the charity banner and
> >>> >claim not to be "a business like any other".  How many times has
> >>> >Malcolm Ogilvie said they're not businesses but charities.  Pleased to
> >>> >see you disagree with him.  You're getting there.
>
> >>> >> It has its codes of conduct ,and all
> >>> >>business is ethically reviewed to some degree by the powers that be.
> >>> >>So are you saying that all business people are crooks?
>
> >>> >No I'm not.  But those even you think are "businesses like any other"
> >>> >should be subject to the same rules as other "businesses like any
> >>> >other" with regard to misrepresentation.  And misrepresentation in
> >>> >business is crooked and seen as such.
>
> >>> Says Angus, after a typical piece of misrepresentation :-(
>
> >>Isn't it interesting that we have got this far in the discussion and
> >>he has yet to invoke Godwin's Law.
>
> > If you read about it you'll find out it's not a "law" at all. And the
> >comparison between Hitler and his thugs who killed millions to benefit
> >his chosen ones is the very same principle as the fake conservationist
> >who kill wildlife for the same reason.
>
> And here is the obsession, alive and well :-((

Another instance of Godwin's Law  to add to the tally. I did see a
thread the other day which went over 100 posts without any Reductio ad
Hitlerum in it, so there is a big statistical deviation associated
with the application of the law. Here on uk.e.c we can always rely on
Angus sooner or later..