# On whom do Holocaust deniers blame the hoax? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 30, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-whom-do-holocaust-deniers-blame-the-hoax/470269 "2008-10-30T17:02:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-whom-do-holocaust-deniers-blame-the-hoax/470269/21 "2008-10-31T20:57:04Z")
In addition to everything else, a common tactic among all kinds of conspiracy nutballs is to Just Ask Questions. The Questions are usually utterly moronic and unanswerable because they assume a reality not in evidence, which means the nutball wins every time he leaves someone sputtering or forces someone to Evade The Question by explaining why it is fundamentally unanswerable as posed. The biggest advantage of Just Asking Questions is that you never need to link your Questions - or your worldview - into any coherent narrative. After all, you aren’t the one with the answers. You don’t need to answer any questions at all. All you need to do is score points by annoying the real experts in the field. (Or, you know, random politicians and celebrities. Whoever’s closest.) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-whom-do-holocaust-deniers-blame-the-hoax/470269/22 "2008-10-31T21:02:59Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > (and who knew if they were really Jewish or German or what) Why can’t they be both, like the late Earl Warren? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-whom-do-holocaust-deniers-blame-the-hoax/470269.md?page=1)