Why is critical discussion of the Holocaust considered taboo?

Question

In a society where we can freely debate the existence of God and the significance or lack of in our lives, why is any critical discussion of the Holocaust one of the very few subjects that are completely forbidden (punishable by law is some countries)?
Surely Jewish people are not blaspheming themselves or their history to be more sacred or off-limits than God's?

Answer 1

No conversation should be considered taboo and I disagree with some here that people shouldnt be allowed to say it didnt happen. The defence against a weak argument is a better one - silencing it stops them finding a better understanding.

Its silly since far more Russians and Chinese died in world war 2 than Jews in the camps. Freedom of speech needs to be respected more in the world - especially in the West where 'political correctness' is eating away at democratic values.

I also think someone should be able to speak on a street corner about how black people are subhuman and not entitled to the same rights as whites even though I find that view objectionable and detestable. I think people should be free to disagree. We have way too much respect for religion in this way.

Answer 2

Because Western countries have still not forgiven themselves for the way THEY treated Jews back then! If anyone starts to discuss things properly, it might be mentioned that in (virtually) the entire 'civilised' world Jews were treated with contempt, and a crime against a Jew was of no interest to the law enforcement agencies.

It might also be mentioned that many 'civilised' countries thought it was a good idea of the Germans to round up Jews and prevent them from earning money that "might otherwise be earned by decent [insert nationality of country concerned here] people." UNTIL they realised what the nazis had actually been doing to the Jews! That was only discovered at the end of the war, and was a total shock, and a real wake up call to the entire world.

Unfortunately, the original lesson of never victimising any people for reason of race, religion, sex, etc. (unless they're communists - in which case you can do whatever the hell you like,) has been forgotten - now the 'civilised' countries only remember the part of the lesson that involves Jews. "Never victimise any Jews." This is very useful for the Jews, but not much use for all the other people in the world who are being victimised, harrassed, tortured, massacred, invaded, etc.

THAT is why you're not allowed to question the severity and outrageousness of the Nazis' actions.

Answer 3

Because the Jews don't want anyone to question the Pro-Semitic propaganda they're peddling. Yes, the Holocaust happened, but billions have been raised around the world for Holocaust organisations, but none of it has gone to the victims of the Holocaust themselves. It's shameless. (Even the use of the world "Holocaust" is a bit much, this is another way the Jews have overdone it in regards to what the Nazis did to them)

Answer 4

The Holocaust shoul never be forgotten as so many man, women and children suffered and died through it. It's not a closed subject for most people just the ones that openly deny that it happened. You can thank the power of the Internet for that one.

Answer 5

Cause most of us fully know and accept the Holocaust as a fact - it happened.

Usually when someone wants a "critical disucssion" its some whacko person or group, with their own agenda, trying to stir up controversy by wanting to claim it didn't happen or that the numbers of Jews killed were much lower.

Holocaust happened. It can never be allowed to happen again. Critical discussion over.

Answer 6

The problem is some people will actually use "critical discussion" as a front to trivializing or denying the actual events took place. There are thousands of proven facts which show the events did take place.

Answer 7

Tweaking a chap's nipples in public is defintely taboo. even with what some imagine they're erogenous zones ( they cone with an same type of nerve endings as girlies have) and one element can so surely bring about a unique, that are particularly irrelevant in Tesco's or anyplace.

Answer 8

Uh, well, uh....perhaps because the ****** continually try to justify the Holocaust by repudiating it.


Uh, well, uh...do you get my point?

A CRITICAL discussion of the Holocaust is only possible when speaking with enlightened people/people who want to know about all the camps which existed which were NOT reported; about the collaboration of Jewish officials; about the precursive conversions etc. and ad nauseum.

The story stinks. You`ll never know the full horror. But do you want to.

And if you watch Mel Gibson`s films you`ll even learn the justify the whole thing. It is on the cards....Jewish self-destruction....It is DESTINY.

What rubbish. Self-restraint. Self-restraint.

Answer 9

Many people are realizing that the real holocaust is the 100 million killed for God. What happened during World War 2 is considered a mini.

Answer 10

It's too close and too recent. If you lost your entire family, Mother, Father, sisters, brothers, cousins get the picture. I don't think you'd feel like having an emotionless, intellectual discussion about it either.Some things society is not ready to debate about yet until a generation or two have passed. For example it's only recently that people have been talking about Myra Hindley and Lord Longford that TV programme could'ent have been shown or tolerated 15-20 years ago. Give it time people will talk about it when the pain and the grief is not so raw. They have to talk so that succeeding generations never forget the Holocaust.