A whole lot of crazy in one room

When one wants to have a frank and open examination of the Holocaust, Iran does not spring to mind as the ideal site for such a conference. Particularly when David Duke is on the guest list and the leader of the host nation has publicly called for the destruction of Israel. Holocaust denial is a realm populated by some very twisted people with a sick, sick agenda. I sort of dismiss these crackjobs – their ideas cannot be taken seriously by anyone with half a brain.

Putting away my basic disgust with the whole premise of this gathering (So aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?), what really galls me is having a fucking Klansman whine about European speech laws from that bastion of free expression, Iran. He even threw in a few kind words for Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. If there were any justice in this world, Duke would be dead from an irony overdose.

Organizers and participants touted the conference as a scholarly gathering aimed at discussing the Holocaust away from Western taboos and the restrictions imposed on scholars in Europe. In Germany, Austria and France, it is illegal to deny aspects of the Holocaust.

Duke, a former Louisiana state representative, praised Ahmadinejad for his "courage" in holding a conference "to offer free speech for the world's most repressed idea: Holocaust revisionism."

"In Europe, you can freely question, ridicule and deny Jesus Christ. The same is true for the Prophet Muhammad, and nothing will happen to you," Duke said. "But offer a single question of the smallest part of the Holocaust and you face prison."

It is nice to see that Herr David Duke’s star has risen so high that he rubs shoulders with the likes of these people. That is fitting justice – this conglomeration of assholes deserves each other.