The Nature of Cowardice (was Fudge is not evil)

[Debbie McLain <debmclain@yahoo.com>]

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