No, because marginalizing Nazis in this way makes them more dangerous. A productive Nazi with social attachments to non-Nazis is less dangerous than an isolated Nazi with nothing to lose. It makes their message more powerful because it makes them look like a victim of PC society when much of their message is driven towards those with a victim mentality.
Just out of curiosity- those who think it’s a bad idea to shun Nazis- if you find out your boss were one, how would you try to change his or her mind? Obviously, quitting is out of the question, because we shouldn’t marginalize or disengage with them, right? So- how do you react?
Clearly what is needed is Nazi Affirmative Action in order to keep our society safe. And don’t forget to pay off you local Mafia guy, too. You may need the protection sometime.
And you know this because of what happened in Germany in the 20th century, right? :dubious:
These aren’t hypothetical scenarios – through most of American history, there were plenty of white supremacists “with social attachments” to non-white supremacists.
Those times were much, much worse for black people and other groups than today. And I don’t buy that these two facts are entirely unrelated. When something is seen as acceptable, then it seem pretty damn logical that more people will accept it.
Which part of the 20th century do you mean? There was a whole hundred years of it. let’s simplify for you: Do you mean before WWII and the rise of European fascism or do you mean after WWII when Nazism became a criminal offense in Germany? They are different questions.
So, just to get this straight: I’ve got a job opening, and there are two candidates who are about equal in ability and experience. One is a Nazi, and the other is not an Nazi. I should hire the Nazi instead of the non-Nazi so that the former doesn’t feel “marginalized”. Do I have to right, and if not what is the correct way to proceed with the selection (yeah, there’s that word).
You can hire whoever you want and I wouldn’t have it any other way. We’re talking money now.
Then what’s your point? If you don’t have a problem with firing someone because they advocate for white supremacism, or quitting a job due to the boss’s advocacy for white supremacism, or not being friends with someone due to their advocacy for white supremacism, then what are you saying we should do differently?
These are out practical experiences—in the periods when racists and nationalists felt free to express their hateful speech in public without social consequence, they were emboldened and quickly pushed the envelope as far as they could. During times in which there were harsh social consequences resulting from such expression, nationalist and racist movements shrank and lost public support and minorities and other targets of racist movements made much more progress.
Look at what is happening right now. Over the last few decades tiny groups of Nazis and racists occasionally engaged in timid marches. Ever since Trump’s rhetoric has offered solace to them, they have quickly escalated their tactics.
Would you kindly then explain what your point IS? Because not wanting to associate with Nazis is effectively shunning them. Whether it leads them to changing their ways or not. I doubt most people are avoiding Nazis to punish them. Most people avoid them because they’re Nazis and Nazis are assholes.