Today, while I'm making fun of anti-Semitic idiocy coming out of Iran, perhaps I should stop being so upset over the free speech infringement that I've railed about regarding David Irving's three year sentence for Holocaust denial in Austria.
It turns out that he isn't really in prison, and his name isn't even David Irving.
(Hat tip to Andrew Mathis!)
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David Irving is going to stand trial for Holocaust denial in Austria today.
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Well, that was fast.
The trial took less than a day. David Irving, as expected, pleaded guilty. As expected, he was found guilty of Holocaust denial. What was not expected was the severity of the sentence:
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Gosh, I'm starting to wonder if there's really any such place as Austria at this point. I mean, I don't think I know anybody who's actually been there or anything. I've seen some pictures-but they could have been pictures of Lilliput that were re-labeled 'Austria', for all I know ...
Well then who keeps winning all those skiing medals?