The Pros And Cons Of Denials Regarding The Holocaust

Denials concerning the Holocaust has spread throughout the world, with several aspects of various individuals. The deniers as of today are so diverse since many individuals believe different facts. The first deniers to come about were the Nazi’s themselves because even they did not believe the extremity of what was happening. Denials of the Holocaust mainly involve the belief that the number of Jews killed was highly over exaggerated, the argument concerning the purpose of the gas chambers, and the denial of the Jewish genocide. Typically, the first thing that comes to mind after hearing about the Holocaust relates to how Jews and so many others had been killed. Deniers’ feelings towards the number of people killed were very biased. When history documents presented the actual evidence of eleven million people deceased, the deniers,
The argument is focused on whether the gas chambers could have killed the number of victims reported. The use of gas chambers has always been an issue for deniers because they emphasize that Nazi’s had no intention of killing victims with the gas. The evidence in specific buildings shows the Nazi’s released Zyklon-B gas in the chambers, which was initially used “as a disinfectant and an insecticide,”(Historyplace.com) but was soon recognized as a killer gas for Jews and other individuals. Deniers insist that “the gas chambers were really showers. Zyklon-B gas was too weak to kill, or too powerful to use for mass murder.” (When in Doubt, Doubt). Within closer examination, scientists and historians concluded that “upon [Zyklon-B] being breathed in, the vapors combined with red blood cells, depriving the human body of vital oxygen, causing unconsciousness, and then death through oxygen starvation.” (Historyplace.com) The intentions of the gas chambers were obviously used for far more destruction than the uses claimed by the