[jacquesm]

> There is probably a maximum mass that can sustain such a dumb ideology.

I've read my grandmothers' diary, she had quite a bit to say about the previous time people underestimated the size of that maximum mass. There are very large numbers of people that will be happy to sustain such a dumb ideology if it is presented to them in such a way that it presses the right buttons. Fear is a very powerful motivator, as are frustration and jealousy and clever people will be more than happy to take advantage of these facts to push their revolting ideologies.

[ironmagma]

There’s no evidence anything can stop Nazism. Trying to stop it through enforced speech could very well accelerate it.

More effective than fear of government punishment is shame. Few care about pissing off the government in this country so that seems like a non-starter.

[int_19h]

It certainly didn't work in Europe, where most countries have anti-extremist speech laws, and many specifically persecute open manifestations of Nazi ideology and symbolism.

But, well, there's still a neo-Nazi march in Berlin pretty much every year. And it's larger than Charlottesville one was.

[jacquesm]

> There’s no evidence anything can stop Nazism.

Oh, we have plenty of evidence that some things can stop Nazism. The question is if you want to dedicate another couple of 10's of thousands of acres to war graves.

[ironmagma]

War can stop anything. That much is trivial.