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Originally Posted by Rochard
Saying that the holocaust didn't happen is like saying slavery didn't happen. both the holocaust and slavery were the two greatest crimes of humanity. There is no debate about "if these events" too place; It's established fact. I'm a huge fan of WWII, I've studied it since I was a child; I've had dinner with people who survived the concentration camps. I've seen the numbers on their forearms.
As for Ariel Sharon, I don't recall him in the 1960's as saying Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Iraq and other countries should be "wiped off the face of the Earth". He did what was required to protect his country and his race.
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The vast majority of those who question the holocaust don’t actually believe it didn’t happen (holocaust denial) and nor do they make their argument as such. Instead they question certain elements about the holocaust itself, such as the number of people killed, location of concentration/death camps, etc. They are more aptly called holocaust revisionists than those who are actually in holocaust denial. It’s a very healthy thing to question our history and the events that make it up.
You can see similarities throughout many, if not most, major events that have taken place throughout history. A great example is slavery and the US Civil War. In most text books (at least the ones I remember) it was taught to children that the Civil War was fought over slavery (that is to end it) when in fact it seems to be the Civil War was fought due mainly to economic reasons. Slavery itself was but a drop in the bucket on the reasons the Civil War was fought yet it was chosen to be a glaring ‘talking point’ of the Civil War.