Because the Austrian people, through a democratic process, decided that this very particular bit of speech is so unacceptable to them (and potentially dangerous), that they agreed to suspend the rights of free speech just for this one item.
They have a much better perspective their than I have here of exactly what the holocaust actually meant. Notice that this has NOTHING to do with freedom of the press. It has to do with freedom of speech. It is not that this idjit published a book in Britain denying the holocaust. It is that he traveled to Austria and spoke to a crowd denying the holocaust. Which under Austrian law is illegal. According to the people that drafted and sponsored this law, they equate it to forbidding someone yelling fire in a crowded theater. Again from my perspective, distant in time and location, it seems a bit extreme, but they don't. On 3/2/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think i kind of agree...which sucks, I hate agreeing with Gel. > > Saying the holocaust never happened should result in scorn, ridicule, and > isolation. Not sure why it should include jail time though. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198542 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
