In defense of considering pureblood preference racism

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No: HPFGUIDX 107069


arrowsmithbt <arrowsmithbt at btconnect.com> wrote: 

Kneasy:
I  wasn't  referring to this episode but the earlier one when Roberts
was taking money for the camping site. "Obliviate!" - keep him
stupid, use him for our own purposes - and nobody thinks it wrong.


Griffin782002 now:
Well, it does sound cruel, but there's no proof that memory charms can cause permanent damage (if we exclude Lockhart :-)) ). But all these charms was the result of wizards not being careful about their actions, like Bagman who was talking all the time about bludgers or snitches. I don't think that anyone was doing that deliberately. The wizards chose to go into hiding.



Kneasy also said
True at one time, but does it still apply?
Again in PS/SS Hagrid says that the main reason the Ministry tries to
keep wizards hidden is because "..everybody'd be wanting magic
solutions to their problems. Nah, we're best left alone." Fear doesn't
seem to be a significant factor these days.


Griffin782002 again:

I believe that this is Hagrid's personal opinion. And I believe that first there were the Muggles that turned against the Wizards. But some time ago, this hatred turned the other way round, like the noble members of the Black family, and of course L.V. But I believe that one of the biggest fears of the human mind is the fear of the unknown.

Griffin782002