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>>If someone is dumb enough to say/preach publicly that WW2 Holocaust did not happen, then he/she is already severely *punished*. No further action needs to be taken. Except maybe mandatory appointment with shrink.
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>I disagree on this one. The countries that have a law that forbids people to deny the holocaust have a very good reason for that law. Sure, those who deny the holocaust are ridiculed by many of us, but not by all. Not all people have enough knowledge about the holocaust, either due to young age or due to a lack of interest. The law must prevent that these people start doubting the horrors of WWII. The effect could be devastating. I think freedom of speech is about freedom to express an opinion, not about a freedom to deny the real facts or introduce unreal 'facts'. It is not a right to lie.
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Well, here in Canada we have laws prohibiting such 'speech' and there have been convictions and deportations with it.
But in my opinion it is correct that anyone who promotes that the holocaust never happened has only idiots or less as believers. And at this point at least, the idiots remain in the minority by a long shot, so any damage they can do is minimal.

The benefit of stupid ideas is that they keep the stupids well classified.