http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/bok/2006/02/holocaust-denier/ Chip Bok Editorial Cartoons Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:47:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/bok/2006/02/holocaust-denier/#comment-410 ArmyWife Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:00:21 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/bok/?p=107#comment-410 It is not about freedom of belief, it is about misrepresenting the truth. David Irving consistently misrepresented the truth about the Holocaust, denying that the Nazis orchestrated or engaged in genocide. If he chooses to believe that, that's his personal idiocy. But Mr. Irving is a well-known public speaker, particularly popular among neo-Nazi and white power groups. While we in America may find Austrian law slightly oppressive, we should understand those laws derive from the country's brutish history. Their shame at supporting the Nazi Party and its monstrous activities should not garner condemnation, but sympathy. Perhaps in time when if the wounds inflicted by Hitler and his machinations have healed, Austria will relax its laws. However, it is refreshing to see a country actively opposed to evil in all its myriad forms. Many countries today seem content to either tolerate or actively support the David Irvings of the world, those people who misrepresent the past out of hate. Good for Austria, I say. It is not about freedom of belief, it is about misrepresenting the truth. David Irving consistently misrepresented the truth about the Holocaust, denying that the Nazis orchestrated or engaged in genocide. If he chooses to believe that, that's his personal idiocy. But Mr. Irving is a well-known public speaker, particularly popular among neo-Nazi and white power groups. While we in America may find Austrian law slightly oppressive, we should understand those laws derive from the country's brutish history. Their shame at supporting the Nazi Party and its monstrous activities should not garner condemnation, but sympathy. Perhaps in time when if the wounds inflicted by Hitler and his machinations have healed, Austria will relax its laws. However, it is refreshing to see a country actively opposed to evil in all its myriad forms. Many countries today seem content to either tolerate or actively support the David Irvings of the world, those people who misrepresent the past out of hate. Good for Austria, I say.

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