Why Do So Many People Deny the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was one of the worst genocides in history, and it is undoubtedly the most well-documented. In fact, the evidence presented at the Nuremberg trial was so overwhelming that none of the perpetrators of the heinous act denied its occurrence. Instead, their defense was either “we were just following orders” or complete silence.
Furthermore, testimonials from Holocaust survivors and bystanders also provide significant evidence of the Holocaust’s occurrence. All this begs the question: why do people deny it?
Holocaust denial has become increasingly common, with states like Iran outright denying the Holocaust under Ahmedinejad and social media further aggravating the intense misinformation present.
Most Holocaust deniers believe that the narrative around the Holocaust is false and fabricated and that either the scale or the occurrence of the event is untrue. Those that agree it happened but attempt to downplay its severity are called Holocaust revisionists, whereas their angrier, more hateful counterparts (who deny it even happened) are called Holocaust deniers.
