agreed a horrible tragedy.
but to make any analysis of the numbers, any vocal questioning of it a crime?
Speaks volumes along the lines of a coverup.
Four million to 1.1 million at Auschwitz alone? Damn, that would cut the SIX million number in HALF.
To be fair though, no info about Auschwitz was available for a long time, since it was located in an eastern bloc country and the Soviets had their own reasons for wanting the numbers to be up there.
Still, even if it's 1 million or 2 million, does the fact that any group was exterminated "less than though" based upon their religious beliefs or their looks make it any less atrocious?
No, definitely not! And I think that's a great part of the reason Europeans are more sensitive about racism, what is hate crime, etc... But they have born the brunt of the worst of two World Wars, so perhaps there is a point to it from their POV.
It does seem that there is a growing backlash to the info-stifling though... if you say something on the internet vis-a-vis hate propaganda from your home in Druckessville USA, and then step foot in one of several European countries, you could be prosecuted, regardless of your nationality and the fact that you hated from another country. This may be contributing to the backlash.