Lucius fears Voldemort Was: Are Malfoy and Fudge the real masterminds?

[sophierom]

No: HPFGUIDX 86975

"travellerrose" 
<snip>
> > It is often pointed out by historians that Hitler was the 
complete opposite of everything he espoused - he wasn't pure Aryan 
blood, he didn't have the tall, blond, blue eyed physical Aryan 
characteristics that he wanted to dominate the world, but whether 
this distinction made no difference to his followers, or they simply 
didn't notice it, they remained slavishly loyal to him and his 
persecution of non-Aryan people - the similarities between Hitler 
and LV are not coincidence, I think. Fanatics do not use reason, or 
question their leaders, as was shown through the six years of World 
War II. <Snip>
 
Jen: 
<snip>
> The difference with Lucius is he's not a fanatic in any way. He's 
> cunning, deceitful, slimy, etc., but loyal?  In the extreme form 
> required by Voldemort? No, loyalty isn't one of his strengths, 
> unless you count loyalty to self!><snip>

Sophierom:

The analogy to Nazy Germany is an interesting one, and there are 
many parallels, some of which have already been mentioned in other 
posts(Fudge=Neville Chamberlain, for example.... sorry I can't 
remember the post #).  

And even Lucius, who, as Jen argues convincingly, is not a fanatic, 
could fit into this analogy. The question is, how? Is he one of the 
German military men who went along for the ride, hoping for glory 
and power, but somewhere along the way realized that the leader was 
making poor strategy decisions (Stalingrad=DoM raid)? Or is he 
Stalin, who made a deal with Hitler in the early part of the war but 
when betrayed, formed an uneasy alliance with the opposing side? 
Will LV leave Lucius to rot in Azkaban, thereby creating an opening 
for such an uneasy alliance between Lucius and the Order? It 
certainly seems that LV, if on the ball, would kill Lucius as soon 
as his use ran out ... but then again, LV probably shouldn't have 
tried the stunts at the DoM ... he's getting a little desperate and 
blind. 

Another interesting question raised by this analogy to Nazi Germany 
is, why would the WW be so seduced by LV in the first place? Hitler 
played to German anxieties after WWI; what anxieties existed in the 
WW to allow LV to gain so many followers? Did Grindelwald's fall 
just previous to LVI  have anything to do with it? Or is Grindelwald 
unrelated to LV's rise? 

Looking forward to your ideas. 

Sophierom