[HPforGrownups] Why Voldemort is a fascist...

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 109016

Nora wrote:
>The WW seems to be a far way from having any strongly functioning
>democratic (small d) institutions, and that is nothing but help for
>a would-be dictator.  Of course, they could BE there, and just not
>have been mentioned yet... :)

It certainly isn't a democracy, that's true enough. The bureaucracy sucks in
anyone who wants to become involved in politics as well as those who just
want to administrate, and folk like Fudge float to the top after negotiating
its murky waters and serpentine inner workings.

What that means, of course, is that any sort of oppositional politics can
only be done through conspiratorial means. So whatever else you can condemn
Voldemort for doing and being, running a secret organisation isn't one of
them. That's the only way that he'd be able to do it.

As to whether he's a fascist, I thought the analysis was actually very good
in placing the DEs politically, though I'd probably agree with Kneasy that
Voldemort sees himself as an Evil Overlord rather than the Great Saviour of
a corrupt society.

Another difficulty with the theory would be the apparent nature of the DEs
as an elite conspiratorial group rather than having any sort of populist
basis. It is perhaps the "pureblood aristocracy" who are Voldemort's natural
audience, perhaps looking for some sort of return to some sort of former
glory.

Interested to see how you feel about this angle on things

Cheers

Ffred

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