2007-04-16 16:21:11 · 8 answers · asked by answer man 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It has been for almost 60 plus years. It is just that there are more and more history revisionist out there who want to make people believe that it never happened.
There was a Federal court case in the late 1960's or early 1970's that proved that the Holocaust did happen.
2007-04-16 18:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We mostly can... the problem is those who deny the holocaust are usually of very limited intellect and misuse history- for instance they cite pre- and post-war census statistics to 'prove' it didn't happen, as if that data somehow cancels out the evidence from the capture of the concentration camps, the evidence of those imprisoned, those who did the killing, the evidence of postwar trails of the ring-leaders and camp commandants, and so on.
It is very tiresome for genuine historians to have to waste time dealing with 'arguments' that don't stand up to even the slightest real, disinterested scrutiny. In this regard, the situation is quite like the 'intelligent design' crew, who waste the time of biologists and geologists with claims that look 'scientific' to the uneducated, but are quite ridiculous.
In both cases of holocaust denial and 'intelligent design', the arguments are only put forward as part of a political/ideological agenda, not from scholarship, reason and inquiry. In both cases, arguments are shot down only to reappear again and again.
Admittedly, too few have taken the effort (and it is a big effort) to actually carefully debunk the claims of holocaust deniers, and this is a shame- to this extent we did need a bit more genuine debate about the holocaust as you say. After all, much focus on the holocaust is also politically-driven. But enough has now been done that we can move on, and confine holocaust denial with flat earth theories.
It would be nice if, rather going over and over the well-covered scholarship of the Nazi's genocide, we could now spend more time remembering the many other genocides of the 20th Century. But until Cambodians, Armenians and Rwandans take over Hollywood, I expect their suffering will remain largely forgotten.
2007-04-16 23:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by llordlloyd 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean a debate? Like a debate on whether it happened or not? Practically everyone in the world believes tht the Holocaust happened.
2007-04-16 23:24:44 · answer #3 · answered by Angelacia baybeeeeee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the Flat-earthers won't get on flying machine to come to the debate, and they're about the only ones you could convince that the holocaust didn't exist.
2007-04-16 23:27:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do you want to debate? I think most logical people believe it happened... I mean, did 6 million Jews just decide to take a walk during the census?
2007-04-16 23:26:04 · answer #5 · answered by F.J. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why can't we have a free and open debate about Islam?
2007-04-16 23:29:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What's to debate?
2007-04-16 23:25:59 · answer #7 · answered by chr1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what in God's name is there to debate?
2007-04-16 23:25:40 · answer #8 · answered by super steve 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋