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75. The US did not sponsor such a contest

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 06:32 AM

Jan 2016

In this case, the Iranian government is behind it. They have held conferences like this:

Holocaust deniers gather in Iran for 'scientific' conference

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/12/iran.israel

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Iran holds Holocaust-denying cartoon contest [View all] ericson00 Jan 2016 OP

Truth has truly become much, much stranger than fiction. Frank Cannon Jan 2016 #1

Not the first time iran leftynyc Jan 2016 #4

alternative deflection strategy Angel Martin Jan 2016 #19

I had almost forgotten leftynyc Jan 2016 #25

While I think it is a stupid, hateful, and deplorable thing to do, it's no different than what Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #2

The difference is the reaction to it. nt B2G Jan 2016 #6

what the hell are you talking about? ericson00 Jan 2016 #8

Dustlawyer's right. Bigotry and hate, and Hortensis Jan 2016 #21

I don't know where you get your information leftynyc Jan 2016 #28

"eviction of all residents" and you say it didn't happen? Hortensis Jan 2016 #34

I never said it didn't happen leftynyc Jan 2016 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2016 #33

It took decades for the mainstream in Israel to honor the truth that the Nakba happened karynnj Jan 2016 #35

You are comparing that to the Holocaust? oberliner Jan 2016 #73

No - look at the post that it is responding to karynnj Jan 2016 #85

Right oberliner Jan 2016 #87

The poster I responded to spoke of Israel not hosting contests that denied karynnj Jan 2016 #89

OK oberliner Jan 2016 #106

Aside from the obvious leftynyc Jan 2016 #9

I believe a group of Settlers have already had a protest Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #12

Are you truly comparing leftynyc Jan 2016 #29

But the point is that no one on this side christx30 Jan 2016 #60

The fact it's government sponsored makes it worse, I think. PersonNumber503602 Jan 2016 #23

Yeah, the difference is we don't call for their deaths for it. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #58

So, if someone sends them a REAL funny one Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #3

Oh no - that would never do leftynyc Jan 2016 #5

That was kind of the point of my joke Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #44

I know leftynyc Jan 2016 #48

Not all that new Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #49

How about The Prophet in bed with a preteen girl? Frank Cannon Jan 2016 #20

Work for me, Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #45

Or maybe a comic of Mohammed thumbing through The Satanic Verses... name not needed Jan 2016 #46

I wonder how many people leftynyc Jan 2016 #7

I am sorry to say iandhr Jan 2016 #10

The moral relativists leftynyc Jan 2016 #11

Why do the moral relativists on this cartoon issue upset you? nt ZombieHorde Jan 2016 #66

I would think the reason is obvious leftynyc Jan 2016 #69

There are certain aspects of common thought that are lost on me, ZombieHorde Jan 2016 #128

There is nothing relative about leftynyc Jan 2016 #129

My perception of the situation seems to match yours. ZombieHorde Jan 2016 #130

This right here melman Jan 2016 #131

Grrr! This just enrages me! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #59

Even worse leftynyc Jan 2016 #68

So part of the "deal" shoud have been trying to limit free speech in IRAN? hughee99 Jan 2016 #13

In the U.S. the contest would be sponsored by Stormfront, sufrommich Jan 2016 #15

So your issue isn't the contest, just the sponsor? n/t hughee99 Jan 2016 #17

My issue is that the Iranian government loves them sufrommich Jan 2016 #18

Do you think part of the deal should have been hughee99 Jan 2016 #24

Because the only choice the Iranian government has sufrommich Jan 2016 #26

So what do YOU think should have been in the deal? hughee99 Jan 2016 #27

There is no such thing as free speech in Iran oberliner Jan 2016 #74

But there is such a concept as free speech, and hughee99 Jan 2016 #97

Iran is an Islamic theocracy oberliner Jan 2016 #104

I completely agree. hughee99 Jan 2016 #107

I'm glad they didn't add this to the deal. christx30 Jan 2016 #113

The difference is shown here. christx30 Jan 2016 #14

The US did not sponsor such a contest oberliner Jan 2016 #75

True. It was right wing idiots. christx30 Jan 2016 #91

I predict that this will result in the same number of murders that "Piss Christ" caused (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #16

Oh, Iran. PersonNumber503602 Jan 2016 #22

Others issues were excluded for good reason - the threat of Iran going nuclear is greater karynnj Jan 2016 #30

Pamela Geller holds Islam hating cartoon contest hoping for a violent response. guillaumeb Jan 2016 #31

And she got her violent response leftynyc Jan 2016 #39

Let me repost what you apparently missed: guillaumeb Jan 2016 #41

I missed nothing leftynyc Jan 2016 #47

i wonder if Jews around the world should start attacking muslims and muslim symbols? MariaThinks Jan 2016 #32

Yes because itcfish Jan 2016 #37

You already know leftynyc Jan 2016 #40

They are, in Palestine and Israel. guillaumeb Jan 2016 #42

Wow EllieBC Jan 2016 #56

I do realize that approximately 20% of Israeli citizens are not Jews. guillaumeb Jan 2016 #119

Fighting between Israelis and Palestinians is not the same as Jews killing Muslims because oberliner Jan 2016 #76

Iranian Government itcfish Jan 2016 #36

6 of 15 - 20 million dead were Jews, the rest were homosexuals, gypsies, people with birth defects, Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #52

No truth to the story the Danish King wore a Yellow star or any Dane did so happyslug Jan 2016 #63

Wow oberliner Jan 2016 #77

Iranians are Not Killing Jews itcfish Jan 2016 #108

It seems cartoon who get publicity are full of negativity dead_head Jan 2016 #43

flippin' sweet... Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #121

Is there any detailed explanation for what the "Tehran municipal authority" bullwinkle428 Jan 2016 #50

The governing body of the city of Tehran oberliner Jan 2016 #78

Cmere EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #51

Do you think this story is BS? oberliner Jan 2016 #79

No EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #81

Israel has repeatedly bombed Iran? oberliner Jan 2016 #83

Sorry EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #84

Gotcha oberliner Jan 2016 #86

Yes EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #88

Iran has been sponsoring and financing leftynyc Jan 2016 #92

Add all of those together EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #101

Israel created the Iranian secret police? oberliner Jan 2016 #96

Sure EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #100

Wikipedia isn't an actual source oberliner Jan 2016 #103

sigh EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #115

Thank you for sharing that oberliner Jan 2016 #124

Not buying it. EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #125

OK - fair enough oberliner Jan 2016 #127

I completely agree Uponthegears Jan 2016 #53

It was reported in the Tehran Times back in December Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #65

They've held these sorts of contests several times already oberliner Jan 2016 #80

Is there anything Uponthegears Jan 2016 #90

You must be fucking kidding leftynyc Jan 2016 #93

No, I'm laughing at a joke Uponthegears Jan 2016 #98

I see only ONE person leftynyc Jan 2016 #99

So why is the OP even here? Uponthegears Jan 2016 #102

OK oberliner Jan 2016 #105

Snore Uponthegears Jan 2016 #110

Trying to have a polite and respectful dialogue oberliner Jan 2016 #111

No, actually you're not Uponthegears Jan 2016 #117

OK - I am sorry you feel that way oberliner Jan 2016 #122

I think you are absolutely wrong. christx30 Jan 2016 #120

"un-American crap"? Amerika Uber Alles? Is not Holocaust-denying un-French and un-Nigerian? Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2016 #54

This is Bernin Jan 2016 #55

Same things as on this side of the world: Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2016 #57

Is the Israeli government leftynyc Jan 2016 #94

Israel should worry about this contest, the winners did NOT deny the Holocaust, they used it instead happyslug Jan 2016 #61

Yes they did oberliner Jan 2016 #71

Have you studied the Holocaust? The Death Camps were a MINOR part of the Holocaust. happyslug Jan 2016 #109

Around 100,000 Jews were starved to death in the Warsaw Ghetto oberliner Jan 2016 #112

The Isolation and use of Force is, as are the random killings happyslug Jan 2016 #116

OK oberliner Jan 2016 #123

Idiotic to suggest we should have risked letting Iran get a nuke geek tragedy Jan 2016 #62

What about complaining to the UN? oberliner Jan 2016 #82

I guess. But this is pretty much trolling so I'd just ignore it. nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #118

Let's go to war over this ... (/sarcasm off) CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 #64

You're not getting the point leftynyc Jan 2016 #95

And yet, nobody will be killed over it, I predict. Quantess Jan 2016 #67

Meh. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #70

The responses to this post are fascinating. oberliner Jan 2016 #72

This could backfire on them real easy Nolimit Jan 2016 #114

It was specifically not part of the agreement for very good reasons. cheapdate Jan 2016 #126