Statement about the Holocaust
I received a private e-mail query from a total stranger (who certainly did not identify himself as a “neo-Nazi”) as to whether the Nazi genocide resulted in the death of six million Jews. I replied — again privately — with a single sentence, saying I did not know, because I had not looked into the matter. I meant, of course, the figure of six million, which is the only aspect of the question about which I would expect there to be any debate. Months later, I found myself accused of “sympathy for Holocaust denial.”
I understand that estimates of the death toll range from four to six million. I have nothing approaching the historical expertise to determine which estimates are the most accurate. To interpret my reply of “not having looked into it” to imply that I somehow doubted the Holocaust itself, is not only absurd but malicious.