> According to a recent survey of adults in the US aged 18-39, almost a quarter said they believed the Holocaust was a myth, that it had been exaggerated or they weren’t sure.
To me that seems like three very different positions to be bucketed together?
Totally, not very helpful data. But it sounds dramatic.
I tried to point this out on Twitter a few weeks ago when this survey came out, and I basically became an holocaust denier...
Based on the downvote of the post, I can see why that happened to you. I simply copied a section from the article.
That's exactly what it is. Denying the holocaust is about as dumb as saying the earth is flat. Not being sure about historical details such as how many people were killed is very common though. I don't remember either.
Outside the western world it's common that people are unfamiliar with the holocaust, unsure of the details or believe it's a myth. Given that the US has a significant amount of immigration from non-western countries, I would take that into account when looking at those statistics. It might be premature to think it's solely due to a rise in antisemitism.