Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 09:50:48 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Leslaw Smutek <leszek-AT-I-LO.tarnow.pl>
Subject: Re: M-G: Were the Jews exterminated ?




	Hello, everybody

On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Robert Malecki wrote:

> Dear Lists and newsgroups!
> 
> In a study here in Sweden of children between the ages of 12 and 20 a third 
> of them do not believe that the Nazi extermination of jews took place! They 
> also say that the "revisionist" theory connected to Nazi propganda and music 
> is very widespread. 
> 
> 15% say that they listen to "white power" music quite often and 12% read 
> nazi propaganda quite regularly. Another major source outside of local 
> distribution in the schools by the Nazi groups is the Internet..
> 
> These are quite incredible results...And obviously every serious  leftist 
> must see that these small insignificant Nazi groups have managed to 
> influence nearly a third of all youth in this country with there propaganda! 
> 

	The results are not at all incredible, because they sort of
coincide with what is going on in the world of ideas. First, tolerance -
isn't it about everybody's being right in their own peculiar way and any
attempts at invalidating this point of view are rejected right from the
start?
	Second, political correctness, which is connected with tolerance.
	Third, the abolition of the comcept of absolute truth. If absolute
truth does not exist, then everything is relative and anybody can believe
what they want, and you can't really criticise them for that. On what
grounds?



> How is it in other countries?

	Here, in Poland, there are also some fascist groups, but they are
quite meaningless, far beyond the margin of political life. 

					
				
					Greetings,

					Leszek Smutek



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