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Irving goes on denying Holocaust
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| 2-28-06
| Anon
Posted on 02/28/2006 11:11:33 AM PST by rcocean
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Jailing him has just given him more publicity.
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:11:34 AM PST
by
rcocean
To: rcocean
The guy's an idiot but you're right. putting him in jail just advances his moronic cause.
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:14:20 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: rcocean
Before I knew who he was I started reading his book "Hitler's War". I made it through about fifteen pages when I realized the guy was full of crap.
To: rcocean
""Given the ruthless efficiency of the Germans, if there was an extermination programme to kill all the Jews, how come so many survived?" asked Irving in the interview for BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "
Because they thought they had a 1,000 year Reich and had enough time to work many to death.
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:15:10 AM PST
by
gondramB
(Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.)
To: rcocean
Why is it illegal to be stupid?
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:15:19 AM PST
by
GingisK
To: mainepatsfan
Isn't ironic that a nation that was infamous for rounding up people for dissent IS STILL rounding up people for dissent?
So, can we effectively argue that things still haven't changed?
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:15:39 AM PST
by
gman992
To: GingisK
I agree. He's a moron but he has a right to be one.
To: gondramB
They did a pretty decent job in the short time they did have.
To: rcocean
Sunlight is a great disinfectant. Nailing him has showered him with scorn. He's been a pariah for years, but now that status is widely known.
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:17:33 AM PST
by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: gman992
Perhaps next they'll start burning his books.
To: GingisK
Why is it illegal to be stupid? I was reading that the laws were implemented to stop a resurgence of the Nazi party.
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:18:55 AM PST
by
ozoneliar
("The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants" -T.J.)
To: gman992
Once an Austria always an Austria ~ 'at's what I al'as say!@
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:19:22 AM PST
by
muawiyah
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To: gman992
"Isn't ironic that a nation that was infamous for rounding up people for dissent IS STILL rounding up people for dissent?
So, can we effectively argue that things still haven't changed?"
It's a reminder and a warning.... a country can remain a democracy in format but not protect basics freedoms.. we don't want to go in that direction.
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:19:43 AM PST
by
gondramB
(Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.)
To: rcocean
There is a spiritual dimension to Irving's situation that goes far beyond mere prejudice.
He needs an exorcist.
To: Petronski
The HistoryChannel did a program on the bombing of Dresden a couple of years ago and they interviewed him for the program. They introduced him as a "controversial" historian.
To: mainepatsfan
Think of Germany as a convicted mass murderer..
That murderer was NOT executed, he was released on parole.
One of the conditions of parole, was that he couldn't deny he was a murderer...or permit his "spokespersons" to deny he was a murderer....
Then you have some idea of why the Germans and the Axis partners are refused the right to lie about their past crimes...
Another way of looking at it -- the loser doesn't get to rewrite history -- the winner has that prerogative.
Semper Fi
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:22:05 AM PST
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: gman992
Nope, nothing has changed at all, the pendulum has just swung all the way to the left.
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:24:04 AM PST
by
Leatherneck_MT
(An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.)
To: river rat
A simple solution would be for him to move to Iran.
To: river rat
The only problem with your analogy is that Irving isn't German. He's from a country that was on the winning side.
To: mainepatsfan
The HistoryChannel did a program..... I don't watch the History channel. Can anybody tell me how they are with re-writing history/blatant bias?
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posted on
02/28/2006 11:28:10 AM PST
by
ozoneliar
("The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants" -T.J.)
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