tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718120950252476804.post2820685725279903149..comments2023-12-28T09:21:30.579-05:00Comments on Adam Holland: Anti-communism of foolsAdam Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245468599571473818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718120950252476804.post-57299970158937132912009-10-30T08:03:31.693-04:002009-10-30T08:03:31.693-04:00While I appreciate your commenting, I must say tha...While I appreciate your commenting, I must say that what you wrote was very foolish. It seems to come from that school of thought on the neo-Nazi right which cites any opposition to their ideology as oppresion. Even you must admit that that is a grossly hypocritical tactic coming from those to whom advocacy oppression is their reason for being. This double standard convinces no one but those who already believe.<br /><br />You compare opposition to Holocaust denial to the Hollywood blacklist. In the case of the Hollywood blacklist, hundreds of innocent people associated with the U.S. entertainment industry were unfairly and absurdly accused of subverting the government in the interests of a communist conspiracy. Those people were prevented from working, forced to testify before congressional investigators, and followed by government agents. Many were hounded from their careers and homes. Most of these individuals were not party members at the time of the witch hunts, many of them never had been. As is readily apparent, no such blacklist of Holocaust deniers exists or could exist.<br /><br />Moreover, you compare people who currently deny the well-established historical truth of the Holocaust, with people who at some time in their lives supported some progressive cause later categorized by the government as "communist fronts". Those two acts are in no way comprable for reasons which are readily apparent.<br /><br />Lastly, universities and publishers must be free to have standards with respect to the professional ethics of their historians. If a historian uses his position to promote demonstrable falsehoods as true, motivated by hate or extreme bias, then that person has violated the most basic ethical requirements of his position. Universities should not be forced to promote such ideas, and their students should not be taught them. A university which teaches Holocaust denial violates a sacred trust with its students.<br /><br />As an afterthought: I can name tenured university professors in fields other than history who promote neo-Nazi ideology outside of their professional setting. One wrote a lauditory biography of the founder of largest neo-Nazi party in the U.S., and has written other racist material. He continues to work in an unrelated field in a state university. Some blacklist.Adam Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245468599571473818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718120950252476804.post-39169222593871481732009-10-30T00:58:00.016-04:002009-10-30T00:58:00.016-04:00How do you feel about blacklists of Holocaust Deni...How do you feel about blacklists of Holocaust Deniers,Adam? As you say, it all depends on who is doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com