- Holocaust happened. People who deny it or question various aspects shouldn't go to jail because their claims can be debunked with historical sites.
People who question aspects of it, are not sent to jail. People who deny it are. Denying something that is found by the internatinal criminal court as genocide, is akin to being a genocide apologist. Almost in all cases, this is because of racism and xenophobia.
An analogy between science or the lack thereof and the holocaust is irrelevant. Denying evolution does not hurt anybody, nor does it spread violence. It does not affect the very fabric of society. Holocaust denial results in anti-semitism and therefore such racist principles need to be weeded out.
In the interest of being intellectually honest, I will also say, anti-muslim sentiments need to be weeded out too. But muslims need to work toward making that possible. If you are gonna be like that Zarvan dude, calling for holocaust of the Jews, then muslims wont get anywhere. That is why I say, the racism against muslims are brought on by muslims themselves.
It is seen as a religious conflict because the Israelis framed it so.
Whether they framed it or not, they are politically right.
The point we are making is to debate the line between hate speech and free speech
Free speech is criticism. Asking for evidence of holocaust is free speech.
Hate speech is racism. Holocaust denial is racism. Innocence of Muslims was a racist movie, because it hardly expressed any view, it hardly criticized religion. It only stereotyped muslims and that was its purpose. The only difference here is, that muslims immediately started rioting, burning buildings and killing people. Such volatility completely takes away any credibility from your grievances.