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Holocaust denial and hypocrisy
David Irving, the British historian, was sentenced in Austria today to three years in jail for denying the holocaust in two speeches he gave in 1989. I have little sympathy for Irving but support the right to free speech. How can we in the West take a principled stand against radical Muslims who riot and kill to protest depictions of Muhammad when we jail those who attack our sacred beliefs?
Posted by Alex Tabarrok on February 20, 2006 at 07:47 PM in Current Affairs | Permalink
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I can't understand how being part of the West can undermine my position. I haven't put Irving in jail and I don't vote for politicians who want to put people like Irving in jail. I am responsible for my own acts only, not my neighbors'. I refuse to a... [Read More]
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