It wasn't just the goblins — is J.K. Rowling doing Holocaust denial now?

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The most famous forms of Holocaust denial and revisionism tend to focus on Jews, casting doubt, for example, on how many were exterminated in the camps. But denying the impact the Nazis had on the other groups they targeted, including queer and trans people, disabled people and Romani people, is still Holocaust denial. Maybe someone should tell J.K. Rowling.

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Your summarized argument is thus:

It' can't be Holocaust denial because I'm only denying PART of the Holocaust

Correct?

No, My argument is one is history illiterate asshole while the other is special-grade asshole, and putting both under the same blanket gives the latter one more power,

Just like there are stupid people who think the moon landing is fake and then there are anti-vaxxers, one is just stupid while the latter is much more destructive and potentially harmful to society.

there are overlaps between them and they can be totally categorized as one but we need separation to neutralize the potential damage they can cause.

one is history illiterate asshole while the other is special-grade asshole

I contend that they are the same type of asshole with the same goal but they present their arguments in a way that makes a portion of the populace jump ever so slightly onto their side. If they can get people to agree that one portion of the Holocaust was more tragic than another then they have already begun to chip away at what made the Holocaust so horrendous. Holocaust denial isn't about not thinking it happened, it's about pretending they think it didn't happen to devillainize their side. Just because they picked one group affected by the Holocaust over another doesn't make it any less Holocaust denial, it just makes it Holocaust denial that doesn't bother you, meaning they won.

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

Classic nazi tactic to come for groups you don't care about so they can eventually come for you.

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