Mel Gibson's father doesn't think there was a Holocaust? Great. I don't think there's a movie. We're even.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This compares disbelief in the Holocaust to disbelief in movies, using irony to mock conspiracy theories.
- In plain terms
- If you deny the Holocaust, you might as well deny movies too.
- What can you take from it?
- Denying well-documented facts is akin to denying reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people deny history?
- How should we respond to denial?
Another view
It equates serious historical denial with trivial disbelief.
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