Its not underground in the States I don't think? Do correct me if I'm wrong JD, but I've certainly seen Nazi meetings portrayed in films as being held out in the open with police having to keep violence from protesters down.
Edits: There seem to be several American Nazi parties advertised on the net. Here are a couple of links. Obviously don't click them if you'll be offended by Nazi propoganda.
http://www.nsm88.com/articles/nazi.html
http://www.americannaziparty.com/about/index.shtml
Also a wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Nazi_Party
I presume that makes them legal then... One of the Nazi sites is hosted by 1st-amendment.org (or something similar) so I would imagine that's their legal basis. Looking it up, a summary of the 1st amendment says:
Quote:
Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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Looks like freedom of expression is valued over causing offence in the US. From the UK's point of view, I think this is too excessive (ie. forming a Nazi party is just 'not on') but I don't think a ban is the way to go either. Do it the British way and strike a middle-ground between Europe and America [img]smile.gif[/img]
Lots of edits
[ 01-18-2005, 10:32 AM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]