(Skipping straight to Godwin) There were recently some neo-Nazi parades in Orlando, FL [0]. Hate banners on overpasses. Slurs. Shouting things at people walkin

(Skipping straight to Godwin) There were recently some neo-Nazi parades in Orlando, FL [0]. Hate banners on overpasses. Slurs. Shouting things at people walking past. Physically assaulting a student. It was a mess, and there was a lot to unpack. But as I was listening to the local NPR, during a call-in show, callers were consistently using a phrasing of "We cannot tolerate this." Which... seemed interesting to me. As far as I'm aware, US law does not make it illegal to be a racist, immoral shitbag. It doesn't even make it illegal to parade through the middle of town shouting racist, immoral shit*. I hate Nazis (and neo-Nazis), but I don't believe it's a threatening enough movement (in numbers or capability) that we should make it illegal to be a neo-Nazi, or say neo-Nazi stuff. Granted, in this particular case, if the facts were accurate, they should have been liable under assault and perhaps obscenity charges. But thought-crime? Even terrible thoughts? That leads to a darker place than neo-Nazis in the street. As an aside, the call in show also had someone from the ACLU as a guest, who took the nuanced position supporting the act of speech but denouncing its content. * With some fuzzy exceptions, among which, if you are causing terror in the people around you, in an attempt to coerce their behavior. [0] https://www.newsweek.com/videos-show-neo-nazis-waving-flags-chanting-slogans-assaulting-driver-florida-suburb-1674376 https://www.newsweek.com/videos-show-neo-nazis-waving-flags-...