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Sabre, I can see your point about his "wiping...

2009-06-16T23:16:46.452+01:00

Sabre, I can see your point about his "wiping" remarks, but I don't think anyone disputes that he's a Holocaust denier, and denying one of the most well established and documented historical events is just as intellectually bankrupt as resorting to the contortions you describe.

I get the feeling you've missed the point of a...

2009-06-16T11:04:59.444+01:00

I get the feeling you've missed the point of a grand post Sabretache.

Holocaust Denier is not perfect but it will do and is not in the same semantic league as Conspiracy Theorist.

And where you get off putting anti-Semitic in that group but glad to see you use Zionist with no sense of irony after lecturing Septicisle.

Oh dear.

PS - I should have added that, in the case of Ahma...

2009-06-16T07:55:43.974+01:00

PS - I should have added that, in the case of Ahmadinejad, the term 'Holocaust Denier' is in the same category as his threat to 'wipe Israel off the map'. Both are far and away more complex and subtle than simplistic Western perspectives (with their smugly superior agendas) make them appear

You're going to have to stop yourself using th...

2009-06-16T07:47:47.406+01:00

You're going to have to stop yourself using the term 'Holocaust Denier'. It is in the same category of anti-intellectual knee-jerk pejoratives as for example 'Conspiracy theorist', the sole purpose of which are to discredit any individual whose presumed positions are anathema, without the need to address argument and evidence.

In this case - along with it's corollary 'Anti'-Semite', it is just about the only weapon that Zionists have. It is routinely used to hamper valid investigation and shut down any and all debate about major historical events - which of itself should be reason enough to shun it.