# This the most mindless thing I have ever read.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2001, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-the-most-mindless-thing-i-have-ever-read/66631 "2001-05-27T01:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-the-most-mindless-thing-i-have-ever-read/66631/1 "2001-05-27T01:32:41Z")
[http://sightings.com/general10/20mill.htm](http://sightings.com/general10/20mill.htm) How can someone write this drivel? Talk about revisionism. This is just a bit extreme. ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-the-most-mindless-thing-i-have-ever-read/66631/2 "2001-05-27T02:02:06Z")
my. that someone could even think about such extreme historical revisionism to such a horrific event as the holocaust in such a total inversion is so rediculous that it doesn’t even deserve the attentions of such a prestigious body as the SDMB. they are all but stating that the concentration camps were run by jewish people to methodically murder the german peoples. that said, it is now time to laugh at the psuedo-nazi extremist-revisionists. HA! foolish psuedo-nazi extremist-revisionists! ---
**Author:** ![Journeyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@Journeyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Journeyman)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-the-most-mindless-thing-i-have-ever-read/66631/3 "2001-05-27T03:17:18Z")
Well, they have every right to say it, and we have every right to take it apart. It sounds just like most weak arguments, utilizing phrases like “many acclaimed historians” etc. The idea is to create the impression on the part of the reader that this is out of his league, and that he should agree with these “acclaimed historians”. This sort of tactic relies on ignorance and mental laziness. I can find facts, testimony, and evidence which all but prove that the arguments presented on that site are false, but will everyone? Is everyone skeptical? The article does not seek to educate, since the facts are not on it’s side. It seeks to replace ignorance with prejudice. Most of the arguments presented there are rebutted at [http://www.holocaust-history.org](http://www.holocaust-history.org). It’s an excellent site, for anyone interested in learning more. ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-the-most-mindless-thing-i-have-ever-read/66631/4 "2001-05-27T15:17:52Z")
I read very little- I suspect that this guy is one of those “there’s no proof that the holocaust ever happened” guys. It’s spew. ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-the-most-mindless-thing-i-have-ever-read/66631/5 "2001-05-27T15:21:55Z")
The same site has other articles ranging from the alien face on mars, to other anti-holocaust articles, and other weird shit. Some amusing, some just stupid or offensive. No law against stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-the-most-mindless-thing-i-have-ever-read/66631/6 "2001-05-27T18:16:35Z")
From the “Welcome” page at the site: > [@](#): > > Welcome… > > The idea of a free press in America is one that we hold in the highest regard. We believe in bringing our site visitors and program listeners the widest possible array of information that comes to our attention. We have great trust and respect for the American people, and our worldwide audience, and believe them to be fully-capable of making their own decisions and discerning their own realities. > > Among the thousands of articles posted here for your consideration, there will doubtless be some that you find useless, and possibly offensive, but we believe you will be perceptive enough to realize that even the stories you disagree with have some value in terms of promoting your own further self-definition and insight. Our site is a smorgasbord of material…take what you wish and click or scroll right past that which doesn’t interest you. > > We suggest you don’t make ‘assumptions’ about our official position on issues that are discussed here. That is not what this site is about. The opinions expressed through the thousands of stories here do not necessarily represent those of Mr. Rense, his radio program, his website, or his webmaster, Mr. James Neff. > > We are not going to censor the news and information here. That is for you to do. > > We strongly recommend not ‘assuming’ anything. Read, consider, and make your own informed decisions. People ‘assumed’ the Warren Commission report was accurate. It was not. People ‘assumed’ the Federal Government would never conduct biochemical experiments on the general populace. But it did, by the score. People ‘assumed’ the world was once flat. > > One more time… > > Neither Jeff Rense nor [sightings.com](http://sightings.com) necessarily adhere to, or endorse, any or all of the links, stories, articles, editorials, or products offered by sponsors found on this site, or broadcast on the Jeff Rense-Sightings radio show. > > All of the materials and data offered on this site, and on the radio program, are for informational and educational purposes only. > > And remember: it’s all free to you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. > > Thank you for visiting. > > Enjoy. In other words, to attract an audience, we will publish/broadcast/post _anything_ and let our audience decide what is true. okey-dokey. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-the-most-mindless-thing-i-have-ever-read/66631/7 "2001-05-27T23:43:47Z")
“Freedom of speech is only for those who tell the truth.” A German constitutional lawyer commenting on neo-naziism in Germany. I thought this was pretty stupid as well.