As a result of the enormous suffering inflicted upon the world by the Nazi regime, and especially Europe, a number of European countries have enacted laws criminalizing both the denial of the Holocaust and the promotion of Nazi ideology. The aim of these laws is to prevent the resurrection of Nazism in Europe by stamping out at the earliest opportunity any public reemergence of Nazi views, whether through speech, symbols, or public association. … … such laws and their strict enforcement is necessary to prevent the reemergence of Nazism, which, in a repeat of the events in pre-war Germany, is particularly attractive to individuals living in countries where unemployment and social … Continue reading Michael J. Bazyler