You are absolutely correct. The smartest thing the US citizenry could have done is ignore it, but the US citizenry isn't known for doing smart things collectively. Now everyone knows who they are. They've gotten so much press, it's probably would have cost millions to get that much exposure. I suspect they would have doubled or tripled or more their followers and might actually become a real movement. Now it's a first amendment issue, so people who wouldn't normally associate with these sorts of people are forced to defend their right to say something, because collectively, we've decided it's ok to try to squelch them. I mean I'd be hard pressed to pick a worse possible reaction if we want to marginalize this type of thought.

See, even calling them Nazis is stupid. They are nowhere as dangerous as Nazis. Nazis conquered Europe in what? A year? Killed 6 million Jews, etc. 12 million Russians. These people are pissed off at life and where they are, and are looking for an excuse that doesn't involve self examination of their own choices. But they sure as hell ain't Nazis.