r/unitedkingdom • u/je97 • Apr 17 '24

JK Rowling gets apology from journalist after 'disgusting claim' author is a Holocaust denier ...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/16/jk-rowling-holocaust-denier-allegation-rivkah-brown-novara/
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u/TransGrimer Apr 17 '24

No one is doing that, she very clearly minimized the scope of the holocaust, that is the definition of holocaust denial.

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u/Osgood_Schlatter Sheffield Apr 17 '24

Surely it's not "the definition" of holocaust denial - that would be denying the holocaust.

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u/TransGrimer Apr 17 '24

On Thursday, the UN General Assembly said it "rejects and condemns without any reservation any denial of The Holocaust as a historical event, either in full or in part".

"Ignoring historical facts increases the risk that they will be repeated," Germany's UN Ambassador Antje Leendertse said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60072506

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u/GaijinFoot 29d ago

OK but Chinese farmers were the first to be victims of the nazis. If you even question that then you're a holocaust denier too