This kind of bureaucratism often masquerades as " party leadership " , " party directives " , " party interests " and " party discipline " , but actually it is designed to control people , hold them in check and oppress them .
Above all , the 20th-century record of leader-cults demonstrates that such collectives need watching . Nothing in our legal tradition requires us to shut our eyes to a racket religion simply because it masquerades and claims immunity under our first amendment .