I don't like the fact that anyone who denies the Holocaust gets labelled a Nazi or gets imprisoned.....why is it illegal to talk about it in some countries?
if there was no problem, if it happened in the way 'history' tells us, then why is it illegal? if it's illegal, it means there's a problem of something being revealed....
it's like the right to free speech is being destroyed.....
True freedom of speech is when anyone is allowed to say whatever they want, wheter it's good or bad, without fear of discrimination, prosecution, imprisonment and death....
What the hell are you talking about? "Deny the holocaust"? No one denies the god damn holocaust. And in what countries can't you talk about it? If any actually exist then they obviously don't have the same rights in America. Freedom of speech isn't a universal happening so stop complaining that there are places you can't talk about this sort of stuff when you have one where you can say whatever the hell you want.
You must've worked very hard to get yourself that far into denial. Also, you not liking religion is ironic, as teh Nazis were Fundamentalist Christians.
It's because some countries don't have an absolute right to freedom of speech and thought like we are used to in the US. (it is actions that get you into trouble here)
In many other countries (Germany being the primary example on this particular issue), rights are granted to the people by the government that may be revoked by the government at anytime. They also write in a lot of "ifs" and exceptions.
In the US we the People reserve those rights and the Government may not touch them, period. They are ours to keep, not the Government's to give. When they try to revoke them, the fecal matter hits the air circulation device.
you can exercise your right to free speech all you like. But don't expect others to just say "Oh well she's allowed to say what she wants cuz of free speech" They're allowed to give their opinions on the matter as well, for they also have freedom of speech, or, does that freedom only apply to you?
But on to the actual subject of the thread. You seem to be trying very hard to cast some doubt on the Holocaust without quite having the stones to admit it. Holocaust denial isn't a crime in a few European countries because of some vast conspiracy to dupe people. It's a crime because a few nations felt profoundly guilty after WWII, and laws banning Holocaust denial were part of the way they tried to make attonement. That's it. That's the whole thing.
The reason people tend to attack people who deny the Holocaust (even in countries where it's legal) is because it's seen as very disrespectful to the victims. Since Jews tend to be well represented online (hi!), we tend to notice said denials and say less than sympathetic things to people either denying the Holocaust or whining about the laws against it.
if there was no problem, if it happened in the way 'history' tells us, then why is it illegal? if it's illegal, it means there's a problem of something being revealed....
it's like the right to free speech is being destroyed.....
True freedom of speech is when anyone is allowed to say whatever they want, wheter it's good or bad, without fear of discrimination, prosecution, imprisonment and death....