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Oh no, you've got that wrong - the opposite is the case: The Nazi regime and the Holocaust are huge topics in German History classes - they actually talk about this over and over again plus there are school trips scheduled to visit former concentration camps or museums.
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The Japanese are exactly the opposite from what I've heard...they completely gloss over their role in WWII.
So yeah, I think the Germans deserve some credit for taking responsibility for the actions of the Nazis. Despite the fact that they have many stupid and short sighted laws.
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It's not allowed to openly deny what happend
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Case in point. They cant possibly be that naive.
By forbidding people to hold a certain opinion, you only make that opinion stronger. Because now you are building a mystique around it that (naturally rebellious) young people will find very attractive.
The US has no laws against any ideology...no matter how vile. Yet we do not have the problems Europe has (and had) regarding race. Public opinion does what no law can do. Racists have been completely eviscerated in our society. They've become parodies of themselves.
THATS what free speech gets you in the long run.