Should Holocaust denial be illegal?

Actually genocide denial is the last stage in Gregory Stanton's 10 Stages of Genocide; he, and many other genocide scholars including myself, posits denial as one of the surest indicators of further mass killings. Remember that it was Hitler who once legitimised his killings of the Jewish populations with 'Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?' It was Orwell who condemned the morality of the English who tried to deny the existence of Dachau, Buchenwald or of the Russian concentration camps. It was the US' government denial and inactivity over the mounting crisis in Rwanda which led to the country's tragedy. Do I think states - such as Turkey or Sudan - should be held accountable for genocide denial, which on a state level is indistinguishable from the curbing of free speech anyway? Absolutely. And if that law must also extend to individuals, as it already does in many European countries, then so be it. People fail to realise that even in international human rights law the exercising of freedom of speech may be subject to restrictions "for respect of the rights or reputation of others or for the protection of national security or of public order (order public), or of public health or morals".

It's all very much fuzzy logic hyperbole.

Denial laws are a legitimate reason to deny something on the basis that they a legitimate cause to suspect that something odd is going on. The truth does not need laws to protect it.

Remember that it was Hitler who once legitimised his killings of the Jewish populations with 'Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?'

I think people who believe the Holocaust happened as we are told in the history books are pretty stupid. The 6 million figure as already been lowered to 1 million!

Yes the camps exist that's obvious to see.. but there is no evidence that any Jew was gassed to death. The Zyklon B apparently used to gas the Jews was actually used to try to save lives via delousing clothing etc.. anyway why am i bothering!

I suppose it depends who tells these tales.. I like to see facts at all times.

I gave you several.

I think people who believe the Holocaust happened as we are told in the history books are pretty stupid. The 6 million figure as already been lowered to 1 million! Yes the camps exist that's obvious to see.. but there is no evidence that any Jew was gassed to death. The Zyklon B apparently used to gas the Jews was actually used to try to save lives via delousing clothing etc.. anyway why am i bothering!

I do apologise i meant facts with sources of evidence.. and is it credible ie not hearsay..

& the ovens were actually to bake nice bagels to feed them

Which is what I provided. What 'evidence' do you want? Are you arguing that Zyklon B was used at Treblinka, Chelmno, Belzec and Sobibor? Are you arguing that humans do require more gas to kill than lice?

and the 1 million figure, unfortunately, is stated on wikipeadia so i agree not very credible..

this shows how the 6 million "myth" came about throughout history in media publications
https://www.radioislam.org/islam/english/revision/six_million_myth.htm

another site containing sources of verifiable information:
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/holofour.php

also Youtube

The ovens where not large enough nor powerful enough to bake multiple bagels let alone human bodies! They obviously used the ovens to dispose of any unfortunate deaths.. these deaths of course that naturally occur in such an environment and that many people where being held as POW (from many nationalities I need to add) Not allowing Germany to purchase food (trade embargo's) and without the ability to grow enough themselves (this was war time) people starved and got ill.. yes not perfect conditions.. but evidence of a swimming pool and many photo's of happy POWS can be found playing sports etc.. unfortunately people died

i find myself unable to agree with you.

That does not surprise me at all

Well could you link any websites or information to prove your theory?

if they lied about Auschwitz and still sell tours and tell the same stories to people even today.. how can you believe anything without actually seeing the proof?