> Interestingly, the IDF actually registers fewer F-O-M points by
> wearing a beret-like item -- i.e., the mitznefet, or "clown hat," a floppy
> helmet cover that resembles a shower cap and is supposed to blur the sharp
> profile of a helmet, protecting the wearer from being ID'd as a target.
> Whatever its value as camouflage, the mitznefet is decidely unmartial in
> effect.
Important point. Anything goofy or un-cool will rapidly diminish an F-O-M(tm) reading. Above all else, Fascism must be sleek, and stylish, and dashing. The US Army's berets present something of a problem for the F-O-M(tm), since the effect achieved is so different from what is being sought. But the F-O-M(tm) generally operates on the principle that it's the thought that counts.
-- --Michael J. Smith --mjs at smithbowen.net
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