Dan Arnold: Discussing the NEP reminds me of Hitler

[styky]

Dan Arnold: Discussing the NEP reminds me of Hitler

Dan Arnold Jul 30, 2012 – 10:31 AM ET
If you’re reading this post, you likely spend a good amount of time online, so I’m assuming you’re familiar with Godwin’s Law:

“As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.”

This is true enough. However, I’d like to propose an Alberta political variant, as follows:

“As an Alberta political discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the NEP approaches 1.”

For those not familiar with the NEP, it was a dastardly scheme dreamed up by Pierre Trudeau, designed to steal Alberta’s wealth, and was single-handedly responsible for the collapse of the world price of oil and rising interest rates in the 80s. (At least that’s how it’s described in Alberta’s Grade 3 education curriculum.)

Without fail, when Alberta politicians grow desperate, they lob the NEP grenade, comparing whatever it is their opponents are proposing to a new National Energy Program (“Full day kindergarten? That would be just like the NEP.”). It’s impossible to talk to an Albertan for more than an hour without the NEP coming up – hell, it even has a starring role in a new Edmonton Eskimos documentary..............http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/201 ... of-hitler/

[WestViking]

Dan Arnold is not old enough to remember Hitler.

[Hodgson]

Or the NEP....

[RedDog]

There would have been no Hitler and the Third Reich, never mind war had Christie Clark been premier because Adolf would have had to put up fees and payments for risk to BC before commencing operation. She would bat those lashes and not take no for an answer.