MoM - parody of the United Nations?

[Ursula Mueller. FV-Mp.gröna]

No: HPFGUIDX 48458

After having read the essay on the MoM, I missed one plausible
explanation: I always saw the MoM as a parody of the United Nations, not a
national Government. 

The MoM is ridiculously bureaucratic (even more than a national
Government) and it is working on an international level - the story about
Percy's first report speaks for itself (an international standardisation
of cauldron thickness). :-) This is exactly how the United Nations work
(or not work ...). There are many allegories between the MoM and the UN in
the books, but unfortunately, I haven't got the time to put them all
together now. :-)

Furthermore, the MoM is deeply power-corrupt, like any muggle political
organisation. But of course, the higher you get in the hierarchy, the more
power-corruptness you'll see (I have to know, because I worked as a senior
political advisor in the Swedish Parliament for 7 years). Fudge is a
*very* good example for this corruptness. Therefore, I agree with former
statements that Cornelius Fudge is not directly "evil", but he supports
the evil side by his power-corrupt behaviour. Of course, if you call power
itself the source of evil (as I do), all people dealing with power are
evil, but this would be another threat. :-)

***Ursula, Sweden (wounded auror, on rehabilitation)