The New Hitlers

I haven't been paying a lot of attention to the recent free speech fiasco over the cartoons of Muhammed published in a Danish newspaper since other bloggers are covering it so well.

However, I'd like to take a moment to note that it's not just Islamists attacking free speech: apparently it's Jews (and other Holocaust victims) as well. I don't think I was aware of this law when it was passed, but the truth is that it's a really frightful piece of legislation.

I'm aware that the Holocaust took place, however NO ONE deserves prosecution, much less three years in prison for denying it. People with unsavory beliefs have just as much free speech as anyone else. Just as they aren't free to force you to listen to them, you aren't free to force them to say what you'd prefer them to say.

Rights work both ways, it make no difference who is supposed to benefit from the violation.