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I know, my point is it's also wrong to suggest that the holocaust could be open to questioning
That’s not what Loach said though. He said it is healthy to debate everything in history.
There are people who deny the Holocaust. They need to be engaged with to debate the point to try to make them change their mind.
Else what? Ignore them?
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COBURN: There was a fringe meeting yesterday that we talked about at the beginning of the show where there was a discussion about the Holocaust, did it happen or didn’t it… would you say that was unacceptable?
LOACH: I think history is for us all to discuss, wouldn’t you?
COBURN: Say that again, sorry, I missed that.
LOACH: History is for all of us to discuss. All history is our common heritage to discuss and analyze. The founding of the state of Israel, for example, based on ethnic cleansing is there for us all to discuss. The role of Israel now is there for us to discuss. So don’t try to subvert that by false stories of anti-Semitism.
Straight up, do you honestly believe the summary of the above is;
"it is healthy to debate everything in history"?If you do try imagining your reaction if someone asked Trump his views on slavery, following some sort of group asserting that it was exaggerated, wasn't that bad, they enjoyed it, etc.
... and his response was; "history is up for discussion" and immediately followed by a load of references to the negative aspects of African American society.
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He said it is healthy to debate everything in history.
@hugo7 has already made this point well. He said this in reponse to being asked about a fringe meeting where the veracity of the Holocaust was directly questioned. Instead of condemning the meeting he criticises Israel. It's insensitive and stupid at best, antisemitic at worst. And I don't think Loach is stupid.
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William.
I know, my point is it's also wrong to suggest that the holocaust could be open to questioning. When you know a subject is that sensitive, why nudge at it?
Fair enough, happy to cordially disagree with you.