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Thanks Cris. Other forums I've belonged to have succumbed to infestations of white supremacists because they are like beholden to "not wanting to censor opinions" to the point of stupidity. But as you say, there's a difference between giving an opinion, even an unpopular one, and just propagandizing.
 

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Thanks Cris. Other forums I've belonged to have succumbed to infestations of white supremacists because they are like beholden to "not wanting to censor opinions" to the point of stupidity. But as you say, there's a difference between giving an opinion, even an unpopular one, and just propagandizing.
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Try as I might I can’t make the logical leap (if one can call it logic) from flat-earth belief to Holocaust denial.
Perhaps they blame the Jews for trying to make the earth round?
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The lack of education and possible inbreeding that makes someone a flat earther also tends to lead to antisemitism.

It's not that the holocaust and round-earth are related, it's just that you're dealing with conspiracy nutters.
 

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Just a bunch of neo-hippy types standing around talking about equality while nobody shot tear gas at them. Apparently last night they set up like this open-air movie theater with a screen and lawn chairs and people were just chilling.
A someone who used to regularly hang out with large groups of neo-hippies (the SCA), eventually you need some people with organizational skills to take care of the basics. Stuff like water, sanitation, and emergency services. If the City of Seattle isn't providing them, then someone in the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone will have to, or things will devolve into a literal shit show (what happens when there are not enough portable toilets for a large outdoor event). I hope they have or can find some people like that.
 

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Try as I might I can’t make the logical leap (if one can call it logic) from flat-earth belief to Holocaust denial.
Perhaps they blame the Jews for trying to make the earth round?
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Nah it's not a direct link; it's more like "like leads to like". If you believe the Earth is flat, you have to believe that a vast global conspiracy exists to suppress this truth and indoctrinate people with the "lie" that the Earth is round. And if you're willing to believe that conspiracies of that type exist, then logically such conspiracies could be suppressing other "truths" too, like the Truth about Hitler and the Jews.
 
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Nah it's not a direct link; it's more like "like leads to like". If you believe the Earth is flat, you have to believe that a vast global conspiracy exists to suppress this truth and indoctrinate people with the "lie" that the Earth is round. And if you're willing to believe that conspiracies of that type exist, then logically such conspiracies could be suppressing other "truths" too, like the Truth about Hitler and the Jews.
Possibly, if lurking somewhere in there is casting"the Jews" as the ebil masterminds behind the vast global conspiracy. There's a whole time-honored tradition for them to latch onto there, as well as ready-made catch phrases.
That's where a lot of Holocaust denial comes from. The Jews can't be these all powerful evil rectifies pulling all the strings if it was possible for this to happen to them, therefore it wasn't. The whole "Hitler was a vegan and a real nice guy" is a new one on me, though.
 
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There are protests all around the County this weekend, starting with today. Last week, there were 3 or 4, including the one in my town I attended. This week there are 8 or 9 (including in my town again tomorrow). These are pictures from today, in a quaint little town (was named the Coolest Small Town in America in, like, 2013) called Lititz. Not the one I live in, but it's nearby...and my job is on the outskirts of it. This is a really great turnout for a Friday afternoon in this particular place:

Black Lives Matter Protest in Lititz [Photos]
 

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Try as I might I can’t make the logical leap (if one can call it logic) from flat-earth belief to Holocaust denial.
Perhaps they blame the Jews for trying to make the earth round?
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It might be Jewish People Make the World Go Flat.
 
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There might always be a matzo joke in there somewhere.
There used to be a comedian who did a routine about asking his mother why the food at Jewish holidays was so bland and his mother told him “this is what we ate when pharaoh chased us out of Egypt.” His response was “Mom, it’s been five thousand years...let the bread rise!”