Fearful Fudge (was Fudge and the Longbottoms)

[nplyon]

No: HPFGUIDX 40987

> Uncmark opined
> 
> > My belief is of a slightly darker Fudge, resembling GW Bush 
> >rather than Chamberlain. (My apologies to Republicans)

To which Amanda replied:

> 
> Problem here being that I, for one, have no idea what this means, 
> and you can't explain further without violating list rules. So the 
> comparison is just hanging out there, unexplicatable and 
inexplorable. I doubt you could
> go into it in detail without raising a few political hackles.
> 

Actually, I don't think it's OT to discuss this.  In a nutshell, GW 
Bush did not win the popular vote in the election, Al Gore did.  
Doesn't this sound a lot like Fudge versus Dumbledore?  Fudge also 
seems to be headstrong about the decisions he makes and seems to be 
openly defiant to what other people think, case in point his refusal 
to listen to Dumbledore.  I think many members of our international 
community might see some similarities to Bush here as well.  There 
are other similarities but I fear the howlers I will receive if I 
list them.  :)

At any rate, Fudge is a very good politician but not necessarily a 
good leader.  Is he looking out for the best interests of the people 
he represents?  Absolutely not.  Instead, he seems more concerned 
with keeping a tight lid on the whole Voldemort issue and this seems 
to be motivated either by his desire to save his political 
reputation or because he is too lazy and/or too fearful to act 
decisively when it counts.  Fudge is the worst kind of "leader" a 
society could have, one who closes his eyes and refuses to see the 
dangers that lie before him, one who would rather believe that life 
in the Wizard World is peachy keen because it is easier than facing 
the challenges that lie ahead.  He's Nero fiddling while Rome is 
burning.

~Nicole, who just thinks Fudge gives the tasty, sugary treat a bad 
name.