[HPforGrownups] Politics

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 71476

This sort of discussion always tells much more about participants than 
about the characters.
Without even looking into my crystal ball I can confidently predict that 
people who vote Labour will find convincing arguments for why all the 
evil characters are Tory and vice versa.
If it does not deteriorate towards flame war, it would be surprising.

Irene

manawydan wrote:
> Josephine:
> 
>>Politics as such are not really part of the Harry Potter books. but,
>>if we do imagine Dumbledore, McGonagall, Hagrid, Snape, Lupin, Lucius
>>Malfoy and everybody else casting their votes. on what do you think
>>it would be? Who are left, who votes right? Who can't pick sides?
> 
> 
> Hmmm
> 
> As a rule, _all_ teachers gravitate towards the left, though I could
> certainly see the Scottish ones voting for Scottish parties.
> 
> As a rule, _all_ civil servants vote for the left, as the right wing parties
> all hate civil servants.
> 
> Dolores Umbridge, definitely of the right - someone that cruel has to be.
> 
> Lucius Malfoy, definitely on the right, elitist, aristocratic, racist...
> 
> Voldemort, , yep, another conservative!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Ffred
> 
> O Benryn wleth hyd Luch Reon
> Cymru yn unfryd gerhyd Wrion
> Gwret dy Cymry yghymeiri
> 
> 
> 
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