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Nazis aren't (and shouldn't be) a protected class in the United States.

• adrianN 9y ago
  My morals are fairly independent of the laws of the US. I don't think peoples lives should be ruined because of their beliefs, however stupid I find them.
  • richmarr 9y ago
    As a non-American it strikes me as somewhat imbalanced that travellers to the US have to deny any affiliation with Nazi Germany (a conflict that ended nearly 80 years ago) every time we sign a US visa waiver form, and yet these people seem to be allowed to preach what they do without much consequence. In Europe it's far more accepted that Nazism is more dangerous than simple 'beliefs' and that there are boundaries where speech ceases to become acceptable in society. See Karl Popper's Paradox of Tolerance. Try waving a Nazi flag in Germany and your feet won't touch the floor.
  • aaomidi 9y ago
    What if their beliefs are ruining other people's lives? Where do you draw the line?
    • sgift 9y ago
      The ACLUs position would be: When beliefs lead to action. You can believe someone is a subhuman, you cannot try to purge them from the planet. I'll refrain from discussing if it's a good position. The ACLU already laid out the pros and cons.
• Goladus 9y ago
  (a) Being a protected class only changes the level of scrutiny applied to the case. Not being a suspect class simply means that you get to use lowest standard, which is "Rational Basis." (b) Most people being called Nazis are not Nazis. Rational Basis is a fairly easy standard to meet, but if your only rationale is "he's a Nazi" and he's not actually a Nazi, then you have no rational basis for discrimination.