Varangian wrote:
Discussions on the Holocaust can be interesting, but Holocaust denial (or attempts at greatly reducing the numbers murdered) is another thing. For example, Axis History Forum has very strict rules on posting in the "Holocaust and 20th Century War Crimes" section, where any claim must be supported. Holocaust deniers try to be clever, and may appear rational, when their goal is to muddy the waters. Besides, Holocaust deniers are fucking pricks by default, and not fit for forums to the left of Stormfront. Anyone wishing to take up Holocaust denial can always read "How To Be A Revisionist Scholar" and try to apply the method...
Errr... really?
Holocaust denial is against the rules here? Weird. What about discussion and analysis of specific historical events that form part of the holocaust? What about people who think one historian writing about the holocaust is correct, but another not?
Holocaust denial prohibitions are not only nonsensical, they are abominations to freethought, skepticism and the independence of the human mind. When enacted by a State, such prohibitions are thought policing, and a fundamental violation of the sanctity of the human mind.
Individuals have the right to hear such denials, and the right to hear such denials is fundamental to free inquiry.