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It seems to me that there are several varieties of Holocaust deniers, who have in common a deep sense of hatred and bigotry toward Jews.

Some of these deniers are adherents of 'the big lie' - that is, the Holocaust never occurred, and is merely Jewish or Zionist propganda.

Others are minimizers - they acknowledge that "something" happened, but try to chip away at the scope and scale of the Holocaust.

Then there are the obfuscators - those who try to muddy the waters and raise extaneous and tangential issues in an attempt to divert and distract from the sheer horror of the Holocaust.

Some of these types are easy to spot. They are vicious haters, plain and simple, and are obvious to all.

Others are more insidious - they understand how most decent people would be appalled at those who attempt to lie about, minimize, distort, and obfuscate the historical facts of the holocaust. So they cloak their hatreds and their agendas with a veneer of civility and politeness.

Observant ones will not be fooled.