I wonder if this author had his holocaust survivor grandmother proofread it for him?
You idiot, thats precisely why. Since it was on a grand scale is why its singled out and special.
What makes anything an historical event if not for its scale and intent?
Regarding holocaust denial being a crime, he may want to look some more on Wikipedia- he may actually learn something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_against_Holocaust_denial
“One cannot be punished merely for denying the truth”. Thats correct. They are not being punished for their denial, they are being punished for publicizing their denial. The countries that have classified it as a crime do not offer the same right to free speech that we enjoy in the US. They have criminalized hate speech as well.
His argument has been rejected by the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights and surprisingly even by the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
To end- I hate these articles with all these questions in it. If you are looking for answers then go ask your LOR (Maybe not one from YU if they approved this article, but lets not turn this into a YU bashing thread).
If you are not looking for answers and are only looking to espouse your uneducated opinion, just say so.