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Nobel Winner Says Internet Might Have Stopped Hitler

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-can't-it-do dept.

There can be little doubt that the internet has changed everyday life for the better, but Nobel literature prize winner Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has upped the ante by saying an earlier introduction of information technology could even have prevented World War II. "Who knows, if the Internet had existed at the time, perhaps Hitler's criminal plot would not have succeeded — ridicule might have prevented it from ever seeing the light of day," he said. I have to agree with him. If England had been able to send a "Stop Hitler Now!" petition to 10 friendly countries, those countries could have each sent it to 10 more friendly countries before the invasion of Poland, and one of history's greatest tragedies might have been averted.

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  1. Godwin says... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    this discussion is done now.

    1. Re:Godwin says... by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nobel Winner Says, "Internet Might Have Stopped Hitler From Being Effective"
      Godwin says, "Hitler Stops the Internet From Being Effective"

      It's apparent then that if the Internet were around back then, it and Hitler(and maybe the entire Universe with them) would cease to exist as soon as they met. Or maybe their existences are just mutually exclusive (in time). Or maybe...maybe...Hitler IS the Internet!11!! *POP*
      *brains ooze down chest*

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      Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
  2. Of course! by dexmachina · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously. The minute Hitler saw how many members the "We dont lkie ppl kiling jewz!!!" Facebook group had, he'd have thrown in the towel right away.

  3. Could work... by ActionJesus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Im sure that many aspiring dictators are foiled by the internet. Rather than stage political coups, they're all too busy trolling and participating in 4chan...

  4. hum... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Im in ur internet, stopping ur warmongering mustache

  5. Re:wha? by Tisha_AH · · Score: 4, Funny

    I created a new utility suite based upon the idea that we can go back in time and create the internet before Hitler's rise;

    C:\>rping Adolph Hitler -t 12-09-1932/17:32:00

    Reverse Pinging Adolph Hitler with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from Adolph Hitler: bytes=32 time=76 years, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0.000 secods TTL=64
    Reply from Adolph Hitler: bytes=32 time=76 years, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0.000 secods TTL=64
    Reply from Adolph Hitler: bytes=32 time=76 years, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0.000 secods TTL=64
    Reply from Adolph Hitler: bytes=32 time=76 years, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0.000 secods TTL=64

    Ping statistics for Adolph Hitler:
            Mode: Crazier than a shithouse rat
            Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in years:
            Minimum = 76 years, Maximum = 76 years, Average = 76 years

    I was going to send a reverse-bootp to his mother and hope he would have been hatched.

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  6. Re:wha? by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hitler would have fit right in on 4Chan.

  7. Re:lol by spazdor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Show some respect. Idle is helping to protect you from Hitler.

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