Germar Rudolf, Resistance Is Obligatory (2012; PDF-Datei

7. The Hoax of the Twentieth Century
GERMAR RUDOLF, RESISTANCE IS OBLIGATORY
Although I have never published a German edition of this book, I
nevertheless want to address it, as I published an updated new edition of
the original English version of it in 2003. 191 Since the original indexing
decision of 1979 against this book had expired 25 years later, the BPjM
renewed its indexing decision by simply taking recourse to the old decision
and by adding a sweeping und unfounded accusation: 192 “Media of
that nature […] serve exclusively to depict proven facts as incorrect.” I
may assert the following about that:
a) No government is permitted to prescribe truth as “proven facts.”
b) Any fact believed to be “proven” can and should be exposed to attempts
at refutation.
The old indexing decision of 1979 even included an extended expert
report, which had been procured from the state attorney Adalbert
Rückerl. Today they do not make such a fuss anymore, but evidently
ban without taking any recourse to expertise.
Why a state attorney can pose as an expert on historical books
evades me. In any case, in his expert report Rückerl merely feigned to
have seriously analyzed Butz’ book, because he does not address any of
Butz’ arguments. He merely juxtaposes them with his own arguments,
although they are of a completely different nature and are therefore incapable
of affecting Butz’ way of arguing. Rückerl furthermore shows
with his attempt at refutation that it is indeed necessary to deal with the
contents of Butz’ book. But an expert report shouldn’t even deal with
this, as the issue is merely a formal one about whether or not the analyzed
writing is scientific in nature.
Finally the BPjM has posited well-nigh absurd criteria for the scientific
nature of a book in its old indexing decision:
They demanded, for instance, that a work on the extermination of
the Jews has to “deal with […] the pseudo-scientific racial mania” of
National Socialism. But that criterion is not even met by every work of
the establishment. It is also incomprehensible why moral and ideological
questions have to be dealt with in a work of history. One could even
assume the opposite position, namely that ideological and moral ques-
191 Arthur R. Butz, The Hoax of the Twentieth Century: The Case Against the Presumed Extermination
of European Jewry, 3rd ed., Theses & Dissertations Press, Chicago 2003,
www.holocausthandbooks.com/dl/07-thottc.pdf.
192 Decision no. 6639, 13 April 2004, BAnz 82, 30 April 2004; referring back to decision no. 2765,
17 May 1979, BAnz 95, 22 May 1979.
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