Animosity towards Fudge

[Elizabeth Sager]

Anna:
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I made the "Who do you hate most?" poll because I
noticed a lot of animosity towards Cornelius Fudge and
that got me wondering if people hated him more than
Voldemort. The discussion of Voldemort seems to be
less emotional, somehow. So far, the poll seems to be
bearing out my observation, so what I want to know is,
why? Why do Fudge and the Dursleys inspire so much
anger compared to Voldemort the genocidal maniac? I'm
not suggesting that one answer is right or wrong, just
that it strikes me as an odd result.
>>

Well, I don't really hate the Dursleys. Sure, there
are moments where I'd like to give them a good crack
upside the head for things they say or do (my big beef
is with Vernon's sister Marge. "If there's something
wrong with the bitch, there'll be something wrong with
the pup!"), but for the most part their blatant
ignorance is something that I find humorous.

I *do* hate Fudge however. I don't think he is evil,
but I do not like him becuase he is everything I hate
about humans put into one character. I never got the
impression that he was supposed to be liked at all. I
could tirade for hours on what I don't like about
Fudge, but what I dislike the most is that he refuses
to look past the end of his nose. He's an ostrich who
wants to hide his head in the sand and let the danger
pass, instead of stand up and do his part to protect
people and defeat the evil and punish the guilty. IMO,
he is as much a genocid-ist (or whatever you say) as
Voldemort. Instead of checking out stories, even if
they are farfetched, he chortles and moves on to his
next appointment. 

See, I *like* Voldemort. He is a good villain. He's
done detestable things that make your stomach turn and
make your blood boil. And for the most part, he's
smart. Tom 'Phoenix-Tears-I-Forgot' Riddle was a
younger version of him, so I don't know if that's
understandable or not. But Voldemort is *not* a stupid
villain. His downfall is going to be in his arrogance
at that he thinks he can't be destroyed. 

Liz (pondering how to solve the e-mail address situation)

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