The Nature of Cowardice (was Fudge is not evil)
Debbie McLain <debmclain@yahoo.com>
debmclain at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 16 02:27:16 UTC 2002
No: HPFGUIDX 48366
eloiseherisson at a... wrote:
> > As for Fudge... well, my views are well known if not well
> understood.
> > As a *self-interested* coward who will not recognise the threat
> posed by
> > Voldemort, I view him, if nothing else, as the embodiment of the
> > institutionalised evil of a government which will not face up to
> the truth and act.
> > As Burke said (and as has been quoted here before), "It is
> necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph."
<draco382 at y...> wrote:
> My general
> impression of Fudge is that he is indeed evil (not necessarily
> cowardly) and mostly likely working for a government whose main
> purpose is to cover up evidence and twist the truth. Fudge is not
the
> Minister for nothing...he is obviously well versed in official
> procedures, and its highly unlikely that he would dispose of such
> strong evidence (Barty Crouch Jr.) on accident.
> How Fudge got his position and what exactly he has been doing while
> in power is something yet to be discovered, but I'm not expecting
> his methods to be exactly ethical.
> So yeah, I think FIE :-)
Once again I wrote a posting about this - and Yahoo ate it. So here I
will try again. :-)
I have believed for a long time that Fudge is Evil. He is portrayed
as a hapless, half-wit that needs Dumbledore's help everyday
(remember PS/SS and the owls he send DD?). How did someone like that
become Minister of Magic? How in the world did Ludo Bagman get into
the MOM? I think they are in league with each other and are
supporters of Voldemort. Fudge and Ludo's jobs are to create
misinformation and confusion in the governing system.
I must admit Eloise's remark about Fudge being a social comment about
the government in general held quite a bit of interest for me. I
could see JK making that her point. But again - I think there is a
lot more going on than just that. I agree with draco382, we will find
out more as the story continues...
-Debbie
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