"In all cases, it seems to go hand in hand with outright antisemitism."
Yes, every single case of questioning the facts surrounding this is always just outright antisemitism. 🤣
You're hearing the argument from me, and I am very careful not to allow people to drive 'hate' into me for their own purposes.
Criticize Israel today (even if you're Jewish living in Israel) and you get called an antisemite. It's retarded. The funny thing is that many people no longer give a damn about being called antisemitic, and that sentiment grows by the day. Admittedly some people do have disdain for all Jewish people, but again, I think they are directing their misunderstanding of the nuance towards hating an entire nation of people. That's not me.
Also, denial? I'm not sure anyone denies the fact that Jews were killed. It is the figures and claimed events that people take issue with.
"It's not that hard to believe it all happened"
Indeed, that's why most people have never questioned it. It is exceedingly easy to take it all at face value, especially when we are all told about it from a young age, and it is hammered into us for our entire lives.
What I find most fascinating is that of the few revisionists I have listened to, they are all very calm and eloquent in their speech. They obviously do not hate Jewish people. Perhaps there are some that do, I haven't encountered them. But, thanks to all the propaganda and programming, people won't even listen to what they have to say. At first, I felt guilty for even exploring the topic. That's how heavily we have been programmed.
It's hard to be objective about anything when you've only ever heard one side of the story, and talking about it will destroy your career and in many countries land you in prison.