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National events like adopting fascism, communism weren't stopped or sometimes not even even slowed by hate speech laws because bigger social issues drove them. When an idea, bad or good idea, becomes acceptable to the public, then the laws don't stop it, the laws change to accommodate the public. World War 2 happens, and the government uses census information to round up Japanese people. The Supreme Court ruling that found this to be constitutional said in effect "when there's a war we're not going to override what the executive branch thinks will help us win." So, if you're Japanese-American, what did you learn about this event? When majority-America decided you belonged in a camp, the law, the courts, the constitution didn't protect you.
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@moonman The only thing that can really protect you is having a bunch of guns and the training to use them. It won't stop a tank if the army is out to get you, but it'll stop anything smaller than a swat team that wants you in, thus making doing anything to you too costly if you haven't done anything.
