FUDGE IS A DE!!!!/Stop Making Excuses

[serious_schwartz]

No: HPFGUIDX 79006

"maneelyfh" <maneelyfh at y...> wrote:
> EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES.  You guys are making excuses 
for Fudge.  When you constantly make excuses for someone, the 
is something very wrong.  Explain why when the 10 DE's escape 
in OOTP, Fudge did not send Dementors out to hunt for them. He 
did when Sirius escaped. Also, Fudge conviently blames Sirius 
for the breakout.  So Fudge only cares about his own butt, and 
not the saftey of those in the WW.  If you don't believe he is 
a DE, then he is just as evil as LV. >>>

me:
I'm not making excuses for Fudge. I think he is awful. I just don't 
happen to think he is a DE. I agree with your last statement, that 
he is just as evil as LV. Fudge is willing to sacrifice innocent 
people and cover up the truth to save his own butt and maintain 
his grip as minister of magic. He is as in love with power as LV 
and the DEs are, but I really don't believe he is in cahoots with 
them.

I think JKR is trying to show all the factors that go into an awful 
political/societal situation. Things are not black and white all 
time... to bring truly evil people to power it takes not only the 
leader but also those who support that leader, those who look 
the other way, and those whose only concern is 
self-preservation. 

"serious_schwartz"