Giving the symbols power? (Score 1)

By banning such symbols, doesn't this give them more power? I mean, a symbol, or a book, or a movie have no power in themselves, only if we fear them do they have power over us. By banning them, the government is telling us to fear them. In the case of the swastika, neo-nazis must feel empowered that their symbol is so feared. Remember "Day of the Dove" from the original Star Trek series? Until the Klingons and Feds decided not to empower the alien entity with their hatred, they were able to laugh at it and make it go away.