Why Voldemort is a fascist... (LONG)

[Mandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 109208

> > Kneasy:
> > Stalins victims weren't armed as his thugs were.<
> 
> Pippin
> 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.
> 
Mandy here:
The Dark wizards have the advantage in being able to walk into a room 
with the ability and desire to kill *anyone* in there with the AK, 
where the average wizard would have to be pushed to the breaking 
point before s/he could kill. And sometimes not even then.  That's 
plenty of time for the DE to have killed a couple of kids or a spouse 
of two.  

We don't know what effect fear could have on the unforgivable or any 
other Dark Magic.  It could render them impossible to perform, and 
them the average wizard would be a weaker target for the trained 
DE's. 

Most of the WW, in Britain, is not trained to use the Dark Arts, only 
to defend themselves against it. And I imagine that Hogwarts doesn't 
teach it's student body to defend itself against a large force of DE 
willing, and able, to use the unforgivable and other Dark Magic.  
Although Hogwarts really should have learned its lesson by now and 
bumped up it's Defense classes, but then all societies get complacent 
during peace time.

It would be like using a sword to fight a man with a gun, no?  The 
swordsman could possibly get in a few good slashes before being shot 
dead, but ultimately he would loose.  He is at a distinct 
disadvantage.  Also aren't there examples of camps during WWII where 
literally hundreds of men were held captive by just a handful of 
guards, because no one stood or spoke up?  It's part of human nature 
to conform and easier to be told what to do.  Perhaps someone with 
more knowledge than me in the area would care to comment.

Cheers Mandy