RE: Double standards on freedom of speech
January 9, 2015 at 3:32 pm
(This post was last modified: January 9, 2015 at 3:34 pm by Dystopia.)
(January 9, 2015 at 3:17 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: What effect do they think denying the holocaust could cause besides making the one who denies it look like a twat?
Not arguing or debating - But - You'd be surprised with far right groups that are currently gaining more votes that genuinely believe the holocaust was a scam - And when they post that opinion, they get likes from some people. In fact, I have relatives who think the holocaust was not that bad.. You should really look at stormfront forum and see how many people from so many countries are there.
The prohibition is not linked to making the person look bad, but protecting hurtful insults at previously persecuted groups. I should say that the holocaust is not Jewish and third reich exclusive, I think we can use the word to describe any mass genocide of any group of people that happened or is happening. I'm a proponent of giving the word a more diverse meaning
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you