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> Holocaust denial has been refuted again and again So has been the "flat Earth" theory. Yet we don't ban it. I think the reason it keeps resurfacing is preci
by tomp 11y ago
> Holocaust denial has been refuted again and again
So has been the "flat Earth" theory. Yet we don't ban it.
I think the reason it keeps resurfacing is precisely the fact it is banned - unbanning it would make it much less interesting.
Also, although you and other commenters keep repeating how "dangerous" it is, noone has been able to actually articulate as to why it's dangerous.
- felipeerias 11y agoHolocaust denial is a form of Nazi apologism. It keeps resurfacing because there are still many neo-fascist groups trying to bring their message to the mainstream. Lifting the ban would only help them reach a wider audience. (Do you really need an explanation as to why Nazism is incompatible with democracy?)
- tomp 11y agoEvolution denial is a form of Church apologism. It keeps resurfacing because there are still many religious groups trying to bring their message to the mainstream. Lifting the ban would only help them reach a wider audience. (Do you really need an explanation as to why theocracy is incompatible with democracy?)
- Latty 11y agoThen we fight it by continually showing them to be wrong. We can't ban Nazism without opening the flood gates - any government that comes into power can claim that whatever their rival party supports is 'incompatible with democracy'.
- hussong 11y agoThe key difference is that denying the Holocaust is a couple orders of magnitude more hurtful to a lot of people than denying "flat Earth", creation, of evolution.
- tomp 11y agoSo? Imagine how hurtful denying rape is (e.g. for someone who's rapist was found guilty in court). But it's still not illegal (AFAIK).