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Thu 16 Sep, 2004 12:30 am
On the contrary, the labels and the perceptions are VERY important.
If someone proudly announces themselves a "Nazi" (or its comtemporary equivalent), you should sit up and take heed!
Possibly the biggest mistake made by mankind in the Twentieth Century was when they discounted the Labels and icons and ideology of the Party of Hitler!
He was NOT just some ranting little kook... he was all of his sycophantic followers and their Pep Squads as well!
The whole mess was archetypical of how a culture can be led astray by fanatics every few generations or so...