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the thing i've learned is that even if there's no fascist, and everybody does their best, things can still go horribly wrong because cultural differences aren't respected. for example, in one country, tattoos are illegal because they're associated with organized crime. in one small village though, tattoos are an ancient and sacred art and outlawing them does a lot of harm. so even when the politicians try their best to "clean up the place", cultural differences lead to damage to minorities. that's why federal politics shouldn't regulate anything that's non-commercial. in general, this is a reply to your comment, and has nothing to do with this post specifically.
I disagree that federal politics shouldn't regulate anything non-commercial. I would argue that its primary purpose should be to enshrined minimal standards for, among other things, things like civil liberties. Part of establishing and protecting civil libierties means regulating discrimination and disenfranchisement to AT LEAST a baseline of equality across every state.
yeaah the US has a lot of special history. preventing slavery is an important task of the fed. gov.
yet i see the problems that overall fed. gov. interference with own personal life can do.