That Maher didn't fire bomb the bridge of friendship that he has with Larry David is respectful, and if David gets upset because Maher shrugged it off, that's good for this part of the story.

Godwins Law ... short for Godwin's law of Nazi analogies,[1] is an Internet adage asserting: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."[2]

With one of the best sitcom writers of our time, lazily trying to criticize somebody for just meeting and having dinner with somebody who is in no way, shape, or form comparable to Adolf Hitler, sorry.

Possibly being taken down a notch in this way, it will make this a point that stands out in the annals of internet history.

I know this may be a bit risky because it may force those who just compare anything they dislike to Hitler to possibly actually think about creative criticism, but I'm pretty sure society as a whole would benefit from that.

I hope.