„Aceste mâini poate că uneori salută astfel, dar sunt mâini curate. Nu sunt murdare, nu au furat.” Când liderul Aurului a spus aceste cuvinte salutând fascist, toți s-au oprit la recunoașterea fără echivoc a identității sale fasciste. Puțini au subliniat că „chiar și fasciști sau neonaziști, dar oricum curați și cinstiți” reprezintă un ax central al comunicării Aurului.

Cleanliness is a key point in the perception of the Nazi phenomenon in general, and of Greek neo-Nazism in particular; it runs through every aspect of its discourse and action. This book examines: the functioning of the Golden Dawn as a "national disinfectant," tracking its explosive rise up to the arrests of its leader and its members; the universal expansion of neo-Nazism that tries to leave no corner of public life unmonitored and "suspiciously unclean."

It analyzes the dangerous “infectious diseases” in education, art, intellect; the goals of the purge and the violent ritual of the assault battalions; the osmosis of neo-Nazis with the police; the expansion into public space with Mafia practices. In short, it outlines the diffuse fascism of the social body and the adoption of the far-right agenda by members of the political staff.