Gel, you're asking non-Austrians to defend an Austrian law. In the United States denial of the holocaust _is_ protected under freedom of speech. Just as other forms of expression are, repugnant as they might be.
Simply put, in Austria it is illegal to deny the holocaust. period. Do I think it wrong? Actually, yes, but at the same time I understand that the reasons behind the Austrian law were altruistic, the people of Austria wanted to make sure that it (the holocaust) would never happen again by removing the ability to deny it had happened the first time. > So again, what exactly are the ground that holds the holocaust and the > murder of millions of Jews higher than every other sequence of > genocide, and mass murder for ethnic, religious, or economic reasons? Because it happened in this (or rather the last) century? And the human race as a whole seems to be much more willing to do something about it now? will -- "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198551 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
