The point of such suits is to remove the financial base from which established hate-groups thrive, thus crippling their organization. Yet behind all of these legislative measures remains a general belief that the way to end skinhead savagery is to incorporate values of tolerance. The problem is that when individuals depend upon society to construct these messages, they are depending upon an infrastructure that has a serious fault in its values of tolerance. This fault is seen most recently in the storms of any-gay sentiments sweeping this country. It's perfectly socially acceptable.
Vocal condemnation is a serious missing link that allows homophobia to persist.
And, despite the obvious intolerance, there has never been an overwhelming protest to such prejudice. No broad-based media editorials, no vocalization of protest by former or acting presidents, no waves of protest within the general community, nothing consistent has ever existed except silence. Certainly, there are exceptions, but these exceptions only scratch the surface of this sound barrier. So as this overwhelming silence persists, so do the traditions of homophobia. Without explicit vocalization condemning systematic homophobia, an unchallenged fear of homosexuals continues to cultivate socially acceptable hatred.