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Because he is 'exercising that right' in the wrong place. I agree that Holocaust denial should be a crime in Austria and Germany, as those two countries have a real task to prevent it from ever happening again.
I don't think it should be a crime in other places though. In other places it should simply be ridiculed.
Holocaust deniers do not deny the Holocaust on any academic grounds. They do it because they hate Jews and would like to see the whole process repeated.
Contrast this with drawing cartoons of Muhammad. There's really no comparison.
In any case, when has the 'Muslim point of view' counted for anything? Everything they say and do is geared towards suppressing free speech and towards creating an Islamic state wherever they live.
You're generally on safe ground if your view is the exact opposite of the Muslim view.
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