Wizard supremacy(was:Re: Nel Question #4: Class and Elitism)

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 125753


> > a_svirn wrote:
> > 1. <snip> Muggles are not capable of magic while wizards are. 
> > That makes wizards a breed apart and infinitely superior one
> > at that. <snip>
>  
> Tammy <elsyee_h at y...> replies:
> I take exception to that... Muggles and Wizards are basically 
> "made" differently - it doesn't make one superior to the other. 
> Men are made differently from women - which makes them able to 
> pee standing up. And while I (at times) wish I had that ability,
> it doesn't mean they're superior 'cause they've got it.

a_svirn:

Well, it's certainly a rather eloquent example, but misleading I'm 
afraid. Cats are also made differently from mice: they could play 
with them and eat them when they feel like it, while mice can only 
flee and hide. Does it make cats superior? I'd say yes. However for 
sake of political correctness we can agree that they are 
just "different". 

Tammy:
> As for the separation of the two, it's necessary. Muggles would
> constantly be looking for magical solutions to their problems, if 
> they actually managed to accept it. In all likelihood, it would
> return to the days of witch trials, because we don't like something
> we can't understand. Magic is the core of "things you can't 
> understand." 


a_svirn:

Necessary for whom? From what you say certainly not for Muggles. And 
it's wizards' point of view that counts, does it not?  

a_svirn