Why Voldemort is a fascist... (LONG)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 109034

> Kneasy:
> And what  is Salazars 'noble work'? Has it been spelled out? 
And he  hasn't 'created' an historical persona - he is one. No 
sleight of hand, no fraudulent claims, he is the heir of Slytherin. 
But I've never heard the DEs say so. Do they  even know? Has he 
told them of his origins? I'd say not, judging by Bella's reactions  
in the Ministry. <

Pippin:
The Heir of Slytherin is a shadow identity. Neither Voldemort nor 
Riddle dare claim it, the problem being that those who would be 
impressed by the title would regard Riddle's claim to it as 
irretrievably tainted by his father's blood. So the Heir does his 
work in secret, and there is always someone no pureblood 
would accept as the heir conveniently placed to take the blame.

To be consistent, Lucius could never regard  Riddle as the true 
heir of Slytherin, but, slippery as he is, he would have no 
problem with perpetrating an  Heir of Slytherin hoax, either  on 
his own or as an agent of present day Voldemort. 

IMO, Tom must hate purebloods as  much he does Muggles, 
and Halfbloods most of all, for they are most like him. If the DE's 
think that they are bound to their master by a shared bloodline or 
ideology, they are kidding themselves. The true bond is their 
sense of rejection. Nora did an excellent job of pointing out how 
the purebloods, who would seem to have the Ministry on a string, 
nonetheless feel disowned.  

It is a sense of rejection that made Ginny vulnerable--"how her 
brothers *tease* her, how she had to come to school with 
second hand robes and books, how"--Riddle's eyes 
glinted--"how she didn't think famous, good, great Harry Potter 
would *ever* like her...." --CoS ch 17

There's Kreacher, held in contempt by Sirius,  there's Crouch Jr, 
whose father was too busy for him, Wormtail, always the 
tagalong, and Quirrell, who  sought "first hand 
experience" fighting the Dark Arts. Could it be that he felt 
snubbed without it? 

If Voldemort looked into the Mirror of Erised would he see 
himself standing on a balcony, accepting the cheers of the 
throng? Or kissing pureblood  babies? I don't think so. The 
Teutonic parallel for Voldemort is less Hitler than Wagner's 
Alberich, who renounced all love for the sake of wealth 
and power.

> Kneasy:
> Stalins victims weren't armed as his thugs were.<

Ah, Kneasy, it's not enough to be armed.  Most people have to be 
trained to kill. And AK is no machine gun.  It  takes eye contact 
with your intended victim and a fair amount of magic behind 
it--more than most wizards can manage if the fight at the MOM is 
any guide.

Pippin