Morrissey compares British patriotism at London Olympics to 1939 Germany

Perhaps it's not surprising that the former frontman of The Smiths is being depressing, but Morrissey might want to look into a little thing known as Godwin's Law. The British singer apparently isn't particularly happy with the patriotism being shown around this year's London Olympics, and that's fair enough. However, he chose a rather unfortunate analogy to make his case this week, comparing the patriotism of British Olympic enthusiasts to that seen in Nazi Germany in an open letter posted on his true-to-you.net fan website:

There are good reasons to be skeptical of some of the blind nationalism that can arise around the Olympics, especially in a host country, and not everyone's obliged to like or agree with them. However, this is a pretty far-fetched analogy. Last we checked, Britain was putting on a sporting event, not preparing to invade Poland, and Morrissey would do well to heed Basil Fawlty's famous "Don't mention the war!" advice:

On a serious note, people really should realize by now that making these kinds of comparisons to Nazi Germany isn't going to end well. Yes, Germany in 1939 was rife with nationalism, but nationalism alone doesn't always create a horrific dictatorship, and comparing Britain in 2012 to Hitler's Germany is one heck of a stretch; it's also horribly offensive to those who were affected by the Nazis' actions. No one's forcing Morrissey to go around waving the flag and praising Britain's Olympic efforts, but this isn't the best way to offer serious criticism.