The Virtual Gigolo

I posted about this “Gentleman” before. David Irving, Holocaust denier extraordinaire, has been freed from his Austrian containment and shows no remorse for his actions.Karen Pollock, quoted from the BBC article, stated that “Holocaust denial is anti-Semitism dressed up as intellectual debate”, it appears that she is unable to see that often anti-Semitism is a claim that demonstrates bigotry on the part of the accuser. Actual anti-Semitism is an evil thing. Accusing people of it for simply holding views that are not the same as your own and attempting to brand them with it is even worse. While she accuses Irving of having lost his credibility as an historian, I fear that Mrs Pollock has lost her credibility as a decent person. She went on to say: “Holocaust denial, in whatever guise it appears must be challenged” without apparently understanding that challenging is not what Irving is complaining about. Irving is an unusual character, who has held some quite unpleasant views in the past, if not now. On this matter he has the moral high ground, and I am perfectly happy with his lack of remorse. Karen Pollock should be ashamed of herself for supporting Austria’s fear of free speech and support for the point of view held by middle eastern nations about hypocrisy in Europe.