Re: Tragedy and Humor

Lee Daniel Crocker (lcrocker@calweb.com)
Thu, 26 Dec 1996 21:03:40 -0800 (PST)


> > EY> I see the Holocaust as a horrendous tragedy, and if someone
> > EY> smaller than me made a joke about it, I'd punch his lights out.
> >
> > That attitude is far more likely to lead to violence and hatred
> > than a spoof like _Springtime for Hitler_.
>
> Given my already stated position, I'm gonna surprise you all by saying
> that humor would be OK, so long as you are poking fun at the TRUTH. What
> I have a real problem with is those who would deny history.

Agreed! Denying or evading reality in any form is the original sin of
rational minds.