Lobbying for the rights of the persecuted is usually considered a noble  endeavor, but when the persecuted are defined as Americans sporting a  handlebar, a Fu Manchu, or a pencil mustache, it might seem a little  ridiculous.

Lobbying for the rights of the persecuted is usually considered a noble endeavor, but when the persecuted are defined as Americans sporting a handlebar, a Fu Manchu, or a pencil mustache, it might seem a little ridiculous.