Blame, blame, blame....

[paul_terzis]

No: HPFGUIDX 100702

Anne "Silverthorne" <silverthorne.dragon at v...> wrote:
<snip>
> What bothers me about these Harry-Snape-Sirius debates is that 
everyone is so quick to condemn the character they don't like and 
defend the one they do...and yeah, we all do that, but some of the 
sheer *venom* that gets thrown at the other character taht is 
painted as 'the Bad Guy' bugs me. 'Well, they deserve what's coming 
to them!' is a common attitiude, and I always think when I read 
that 'Oh, really...? Have you stopped to consider that that's 
exactly what people like Voldemort think right before they kill 
someone for being...'different'.
<snip> 
> Please please please try and consider the 'other side' before you 
jump on the 'Well this one is right, and that one is just plain 
wrong', especially since we *don't* know the whole story....and we 
also all have different views on how things "should" be.
> 
> In short, repsect all the characters, and not just your favorites, 
before you start firing off (Try and repsect each other as well--we 
may not agree on a lot of things, but taking chunks out of someone 
else's hide because their commetns offended you isn't the way to go 
either). >>



Paul:   Anne you have a very strong case. Don't judge before you 
listen every side. It is a right arguement. But we all have flaws. 
We are not perfect. That is the reason we are subjective and not 
objective in our judgements. Now if we follow your train of thoughts 
we can justify even Voldermort for his activities. Remember Tom 
Riddle had a painful childhood. He was an outcast, a freak for his 
father who abandoned him. His mother if I remember correctly died 
too soon and he went to orphanage. He grew old full of rage and 
hatred for his father and life in general. He seduced by the dark 
side because he was susceptible to temptation. In other words we was 
made evil. 
For some people he is a deamon figure due to his crimes. For some 
others he is a tragic figure and a victim of life. Nobody knows the 
real truth. And that is a fact. I heard once the following adage. 
Truth is a sword with three blades. Mine truth, yours truth and 
truth itself. Which means that we must respect the other's opinion 
even if we don't agree totally. As I respect your's.

Cheers