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Sometimes, even if it is a very few times, we cannot handle the truth, we cannot stand before it. Then, as a final way of defense to our fragility, we turn to deny it. This is not a justification for such behavior, it is only the acknowledgement of human being limitation.
CommentWith respect, the above comment is wrong. There's a huge difference between being unable to take the horrors of the Holocaust and denying them.
Holocaust denial has nothing whatever to do with inablity to 'handle the truth'. The obvious and best strategy for people who can't bear to hear or read about the horrors of the Holocaust is to keep well away from the subject, not to deny it.
Holocaust deniers, by contrast, obsessively pick over the evidence in their attempts to find flaws, minor inconsistencies and so on. They claim that the Holocaust is a lie, a hoax, a sob-story, deliberately invented by 'the Jews' for their own advantage. That is simply Jew-baiting and usually also an attempt to rehabilitate the perpetrators.
In other words, the key motive is antisemtism.
(In the Middle East, Holocaust denial has become fashionable because there is a widespread belief that the key or even sole reason for the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 was a sense of guilt on the part of the Allies and other key members of the United Nations at the time. During World War 2, the Allies had done nothing specifically to target Nazi genocide).
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∙ 12y agoWith all the pictures and historic writings it's beyond my comprehension how someone could deny the holocaust. One reason could be that Hitler was radical Darwinian and some people could not accept the fact that the theory of evolution played an important part in the holocaust.
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∙ 11y agoSome people dont want to know that the holocaust happened and so that's why they say it didnt happen. They say this becausee they dont want to believe that a group of humans killed millions of other humans.
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∙ 13y agoBecause some people are either anti-semetic, or ignorant.
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∙ 12y agothe idea of putting people in camps and gas chambers was so horrible they simply don't believe it
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∙ 6y agoSome people want to believe that they are being lied to, from the moon landings to gravity, there will always be a section of society who insist that something is not real.
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What is a Holocaust denier?
When 5-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower witnessed the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp, he knew people would deny it and he wanted the entire camp filmed. Today, there are some people who deny the Holocaust; all of them are anti-Semitic and hate Jews for one reason or another.
Why do Muslims deny the Holocaust?
Many Muslim countries do not recognize Israel.Some Arabs and some other Muslims believe that the Holocaust is misused to enhance the legitimacy of Israel.Many go a stage further and find it convenient to deny the Holocaust altogether.
Why wasn't the Holocaust solved sooner?
The Holocaust was the Nazi genocide of the Jews. The Nazi regime chose to do this. It was not some 'problem' that needed 'solving'.
What do Holocaust deniers get for denying the Holocaust?
#1 They get some kick or other out of it. I don't think they are paid for denying the Holocaust._____# 2 There is not really a punishment for denying the Holocaust.______Regarding #2 There are officially 14 countries that have enacted thought crime legislation to specifically protect the holocaust from revisionist.It is important to note that the holocaust is the only subject in the history of the west that is not subject to debate or revision. Denier speculate that this is because the history could not stand up to standardized historical review. My oppinion is my own, but i encourage you to look into the claims and contentions of the holocaust narrative.Some people just want to deny the fact that humanity is capable of such atrocities, and simply want to forget about the nightmarish past. Other, more aggressive, deniers see Jews, Gypsies, Homosexuals, and other Holocaust victims as sub-human, and that they will go to heaven if they rid the world of them.Another Answer:From what I have read and the revisionsts I met, they truly believe their arguments are logical and accurate and in some claims they are very convincing.Another Answer:There are numerous political reasons why Holocaust Deniers deny the Holocaust, namely to undermine the nature of the State of Israel or the Rights that Jews and other minorities have gained since the Holocaust. Israel is seen by many as being an international reaction to the Holocaust. If the Holocaust was in some way invalidated, this would, in their minds, invalidate the State of Israel. Similarly if minorities were not as violently oppressed and exterminated as they were in the Holocaust, there would be no need to protect them as strongly as they have been protected in Europe.It is important to note that although the Holocaust swayed international opinion as regards Zionist aspirations, the basis for the State of Israel comes out of writings by Herzl, Jabotinsky, and Ahad Ha-Am from before the Holocaust and the connection between the Holocaust and the on-the-ground creation of the State of Israel is tenuous if at all present.
What are 50 themes of the Holocaust?
I am guessing here. I believe they are theme essays written for people to learn about the atrocities of the Holocaust or it is the 50th Anniversary of the Holocaust. I have provided some links for you to see. They may help you.
What is a Holocaust denier?
When 5-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower witnessed the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp, he knew people would deny it and he wanted the entire camp filmed. Today, there are some people who deny the Holocaust; all of them are anti-Semitic and hate Jews for one reason or another.
Why do Muslims deny the Holocaust?
Many Muslim countries do not recognize Israel.Some Arabs and some other Muslims believe that the Holocaust is misused to enhance the legitimacy of Israel.Many go a stage further and find it convenient to deny the Holocaust altogether.
What kind of people deny that there even was a Holocaust?
Please have a look at the related question below, which may answer your question.
Did Reagan deny the holocaust?
he knew it happened
Why does Iran deny the Holocaust?
A historically false claim, it is not necessarily Iran, but their leaders who deny the Holocaust. They do this a part of a series of other absurd claims in order to justify destroying Israel.
How did some people try to prevent the Holocaust?
Some people helped individuals during the Holocaust. Nobody tried to 'prevent the Holocaust' - even the Allies did not try to do that.
Why do some people deny sin?
Some people deny sin, because they do not want to admit the power of God, thus making themselves accountable.
Do people support today what Hitler did to the Jews?
Generally, no people do not support Hitlers actions.There are however some groups of people who deny any thing did happen and claim the holocaust is propaganda. There are also neo-nazi groups that support what Hitler and the nazi party did during WW II.
Was the Holocaust caused by some insane leaders or did majority of the people like the idea?
The 'majority of the people' were not asked or even informed about the Holocaust.
Did people that were hiding in the Holocaust die?
Some of the people that were hiding in the Holocaust died, while others were sent to concentration camps. Though brutal, some Jews survived.
What happened to Catholics in the Holocaust?
Many Catholics were killed during the Holocaust, particularly Slavs, Poles, 80% of the Catholic Clergy of German were sent to concentration camps in 1939. 2,600 Catholic priests from 24 different countries were killed.
Is it illegal in America to say the holocaust never happened?
Of course it's not illegal in the US. There are 15 or 16 countries in Europe where it is illegal to deny the Holocaust in public.
