Download a book? Illegally? Online? Through a popular torrent website?

I would never do such an illegal and terrible thing!!

go to a library and borrow it?

You could just buy the book second-hand. Authors don't get any of that money, and you'll be able to get it for much cheaper than new.

Just break the law lol. The law is made up horseshit 😆

Legally, you could buy a used copy if you could find one.

Library.

Buy it from a used book store. He won't get any money from it and you'll support a local small business

I think people overthink spending money on things they don't support. I think stealing it is justified, but If you're doing academic studies or learning how to deprogram people, go ahead and buy a Nazi's book if you have to.

That said, if you're looking to argue with Holocaust deniers, trying to defeat them by studying their arguments is a classic blunder.

Conspiratorial thinking is rooted in social maladies, and attachment to a theory is a downstream effect. You can no more talk a Holocaust denier out of their belief with evidence than you can fix a broken water main by sand-bagging the street. If you're trying to deprogram someone, you've got to learn how to get them to open up about the background experiences that led them to look for these answers and then usually find ways to help them find alternate communities that obviate their need for the conspiracy in a way that at least feels self-directed.

It's a much slower process, but if that's what you want to do, read up on that and don't bother wasting money on Irving's book.

Check if it's available at a library?

You could… hahum… found it there, lying on the internet… hum

I would start by asking Anna if she has the book in her archive.

People you disagree with may still produce something of value to you.

Piracy, maybe see if Internet archive has any of his writings. I would just try to find a source where I didn’t have to pay for it.

Ask a certain person called Anna, she might have it in her**'s archive**.

The ethics of social media dictate that stealing from people you've decided are evil is somewhere between totally ethical and a moral imperative.

You could probably pirate it from somewhere

Just get the torrent

Personally, I'd start with his wikipedia page, and the pages for his books. The people you're talking to are likely caught in the fascism algorithmic funnel and have only watched videos rather than reading themselves. So they probably don't have a deeper understanding than what wikipedia provides. That's part of the appeal of conspiracy theories, that they're bite-sized talking points that fit neatly together inside even the smallest minds.

I'm willing to bet there are people who have already done the work for you and picked apart the books, and there's probably conspiracy theorists who have come up with stories for each of those points. And now we're approaching the point of Branolini's Law, "The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it"

Beyond the scope of your Q, but if I could offer some advice: Instead of arguing, ask interrogating questions, as though you trust them and you're genuinely trying to understand all the contours. You'll quickly find many holes in their weak foundation. Success is bringing some awareness to how weak their info is. It's like asking someone to show you around their messy apartment and now they're a little embarrassed, so hopefully they'll clean up or stop talking about it.

Honestly, though, I'd have those convos in person (and worryingly, i have). Algorithmic social media is not built for deep thought or meaningful discussions. IMO It'll just suck up time and energy that can be better spent elsewhere.

My man, try Z-Library. Check the subreddit for the latest working URL's that won't get you doxxed.

People who deny genocides (either the current ongoing one in Palestine as committed by Israel, or the one carried out by the Germans in WWII) are the lowest of the low. Absolute scum. To see people make excuses for atrocities as the Nakba, Sabra and Shatila, and the Holocaust in real time, as one is happening has been the most disturbing development of our age.

I don't think downloading things illegally is OK, and I also don't think spending money on genocide deniers like Irving is ethical. I also don't think reading Irving will help you in any way, because genocide deniers are pretty much all the same, and there's not a shred of credence or validity to what they have to say. If you still wish to see genocide denial and defense of people who say stuff like "Erase them, their families, mothers and children. These animals can no longer live", and the denial of that which is obvious, you'll find plenty of it available for free in modern day conservative shitrags talking about the ethnic cleansing Israel has been carrying out for 77 years.

You can wheels within wheels this shit for eternity. Answer this question and you'll have the answer. What do you want to do? Do that.

You can steal it, buy it, borrow it, whatever. Ultimately there is no objective right answer. If you think you'll be better equipped to counter argue the message by reading it, I say that's more honorable than arguing against it without knowing what it is.

Google the book title + “.epub”

Get it used. He gets no money that way.

In most cases, it's wrong to violate the social contract, especially while benefiting from it. However: the harm done by violating the social contract should be weighed against the harm of not violating it.

In this case, the harm of violating the social contract is pretty minimal, as copyright law is not a fundamental part of the fabric of society. One can even argue it's kind of dubious, as something that moneyed interests favor very heavily with no similar moneyed interests favoring a strong public domain.

The harm of not violating it is not only do you give money to a holocaust denier, you're giving it to him for denying the holocaust. Even worse, you're giving him money for being wrong, and so effective at deception that you are compelled to spend money disproving him.

The whole point of copyright is to encourage useful works and spreading of knowledge and art. In this case the work is not spreading knowledge, but un-knowledge. Irving is exploiting a loophole in copyright law that allows him to work against its very purpose.

Thus I'd say violating the law is ethical as the benefits far outweigh the costs.

If you're just worried about the law, steal it from somewhere in Austria. That dumbass did prison time in Vienna for his holocost denial, so maybe they seized all proceeds and profits and all that shit.

Threw out Gaiman's books , needs to be purged from history ( except Good Omens of course, because of Pratchett)

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism. Just live your life

Anyone with enough money to influence society already has enough money to influence society. Given them another $3 doesn't make you complicit

If they have problematic views but aren't pushing them on society... Well, no one is perfect.

Ultimately, voting with your wallet is a lie. Best sellers aren't the best books, they're the ones boosted by publishers and public figures. Just like the record industry - there's people who are literally choosing the winners and losers

What's the ultimate ethical implication of using ketchup at McDonald's vs buying a dipping sauce? There certainly is one, tiny as it might be. Use that energy to do good things, you'll make a far greater difference calling a senator than buying a lifetime of books

Or just sidestep it all and pirate it or check it out at a library

Do you have to agree with everyone you give your money to? What sort of economy would that be?

Buy the book on the premise that you want access to the content he spent energy and time to produce. Just like you’d pay to get access to any kind of content that you want to consume because it is the fair thing to do.

Or get it at the library like everyone else said.

Pirating it is not ethical of course, but furthermore it becomes hypocritical and intellectually dishonest if you would criticize some else for pirating content produced by any other author.