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  • Holocaust denialism is censorship. It’s an attempt to hide reality itself by controlling the narrative. If anything, outlawing holocaust denialism is anti-censorship, as it’s helping ensure that Nazis won’t be able to suppress the truth about what happened.

    Someone claiming that outlawing holocaust denialism is censorship is trying to flip the script and overwrite reality (or just repeating someone else who is doing so, I guess). It’s like saying “Hey! Stop censoring my attempt to censor others! This is censorship!” It’s a mind game, an attempt at manipulation through deception. Look up the term DARVO: Deny, Accuse, Reverse Victim and Offender. That’s what saying “Outlawing holocaust denialism is censorship!” is: Reversing the Victim and Offender.

    Lies and misinformation and other attempts to deceive and suppress the truth are not a form of free speech. Quite the opposite, they’re what results when free speech remains unprotected.



  • Okay, fair enough. I think I’m still a little shellshocked from using Reddit for years. I’d like to see Lemmy work out in the long run so I’m taking a chance and writing, I don’t know, like sincere efforts to spur discussion? It’s not something I do on Reddit anymore because there are too many people trying to “defeat” posts instead of just honestly answering, or people who will say “Why don’t you just Google it?” and act like they’re doing you a favor by treating you like a halfwitted child, to say nothing of some of the genuinely unhinged shit that goes on over there… I mean, you’re probably a Reddit refugee yourself so I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. I pretty much only lurk and occasionally shitpost at Reddit these days because it has so little value beyond that anymore.

    Anyway, I’m sorry if I came across as harsh or overly defensive, I’m honestly trying to be better about that. Social media is really only as good as the people who use it, and I’m no exception.