I have heard the opinion that many participants at the Demonstration in Hamm (Pictures) would rather look like "chaotic left-wing extremists" and that there would be "no difference in style and culture to punks and social outcasts" anymore. This would "scare the common dissatisfied man away", and do "more harm and damage" to the "public image" of nationalists and the forces of freedom and self-determination "than good".
What is your opinion on the issue?
Are certain outfits (such as those often worn by skinheads, for example), certain hair styles (such as punk and mohawk hair cuts, wild colors, or no hair on top with long hair at the sides amongst certain skingirls), certain flags, symbols, imagery and slogans (in particular those that have been demonized for decades), publicly visible tattoos (in particular with imagery and text conveying a negative message or confirming negative stereotypes), extensive piercing (such as nose rings), as well as various uniforms, counter-productive?
If not, why not? If so, why and what could be done to avoid these things?
Should participants at demonstrations rather wear cultural, traditional clothing, suits and dresses, or at least better, more classy casual clothing? If so, how could or should that be enforced?
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