Re: Why should Holocaust denial be a crime?
^^ Sure, as long as you realize that YOUR Religion will have to live by the same rules, and that countries such as Pakistan should repeal all blasphemy laws.
Freedom of Speech is not an absolute, even in pure sectarian societies. Can you stand up in a crowded theatre and scream “Fire”? No, the safety of the other theatre goers is tantamount to your Freedom of Speech.
Can the KKK scream “Kill all the Niggers?”? No, the Civil Rights of the Black Man outweigh that form of Freedom of Speech.
Denial of the Holocaust is Code. It was code for those who hated the Jews to dismiss the event and in essence say that the murder of millions does not matter, because it was “only Jews”.
To me, denial of the Holocaust is an example of Islamocentrism. Muslims who would scream bloody murder if their rights were abridged, somehow believe that the murder of nearly half of the Jews in the world is a non-event.
A good discussion of Hate Speech here: