[HPforGrownups] Grindelwald and evil

[Torsten]

No: HPFGUIDX 52377

Fred:
>Did he sound too convincing? Good. It's easy to assume that the Dark siders
>are irrational, moustache-twirling, psychotics. But that's not the way they
>would have attracted a following.

The little fanfic reminded me of the Magneto character from the X-Men comics and 
movie(s). Normal humans treat mutants with anger and fear, are incredibly prejudiced 
against them, hunt them down. Magneto (who experienced himself how Nazis treated 
'lesser' races)  becomes 'evil' because he wants to protect his fellow mutants from this, 
and the only way he sees is killing or ruling the normals, since trying to talk to them 
and make them understand doesn't seem to work, they apparently don't want to 
understand. Which, of course, just goes to increase the bad image of mutants ... vicious 
circle.

The wrong way? Yes. But also understandable and realistic ... one can take only so 
much negative experiences and desperation before stopping being what others might 
call sensible and good.

Wether something was good or evil depends mostly on who wins and writes the 
history books. Had the fanfic Grindelwald won and had his way, he'd be the greatest 
hero of the WW by now, the saviour who set things right and created justice.

-Torsten