[HPforGrownups] Re: Rowling's politics (Was I know Molly.....)

[Melanie Black]

No: HPFGUIDX 84441

I think her left-wing political views are pretty transparent via
Hermione, whom I liked better when she wasn't so self-righteously
defending the rights of house elves. (I'm not attacking her views,
just wishing she had left them out of the book.) Her dislike of
government interference in education is also apparent throughout OoP.
Fortunately she made Umbridge into a character you love to hate. But I
do feel at times that she (Rowling) is as preachy as Percy at
times--and utterly in favor of rule breaking.

I hope the last two books are less overtly political and concentrate
more on the characters and the essential elements of the story. No
more spew, please. (Sorry, Hermione. I know it's S.P.E.W., but I'm
with Ron on this.)

Carol, who's afraid she's in for it now


My reply;  First off may I say that I consider myself a fairly right winged conservative person. I believe in conservative views. I'm staunchly against abortion, I think affirmative action is way beyond it's time, I believe that most of civil welfare law are just holding people back and not allowing them to establish what they are truly capable of.
 
On the other hand, I personally love Hermione and her campaign against SPEW.  I personally believe without a doubt that no person should be held under anyone else's power on the basis of who they are.  That is what they are doing to the house elves, which are clearly a homage to slavery.  One of the things that I find the most poingnant is Hermione believes in education, and I personally agree as well, education is the key to starting social reform.  Maybe I'm a little crazy and alone here but I still maintain that these issues are ones that are appropriate for the books and I see no problem with them being in the books.  Or perhaps, I'm not as conservative as I think I am. 
 
 


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