death to capslock

You know, this is why I don't buy Hagrid's explanation of why the WW has to be kept a secret from Muggles. A more likely reason I can think of is fear. Sure, wizards can wave their wands around and make cool stuff happen, but as far as raw, wholesale slaughter, the Muggles have them beat by far. Not only is their warfare technology far superior, but the sheer numbers alone ought to make wizards worry. When secrecy is the only thing that's keeping you from potentially being slaughtered or turned into a military experiment, I can see wizards wanting to be cut off from the rest of the world. What I can't see, though, is this haughty, half-*ssed attempt at concealment. "Now, remember, we don't want these stupid and inferior Muggles catching onto us, but it's OK to go around speaking openly about magic and dressing in the most conspicuous way possible, tehe!"