What would Bella think- to be or not to be

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 126310


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> wrote:

>Angie again (gelite67?):
> 
> I'm sure she doesn't consider Harry a credible person to make such 
> an accusation, but I'll bet it will nag at her.  ...
> 
> I have a hard time picturing a DE saying to Voldemort, "So, Voldy. 
> Dude -- heard you were a half-blood!"   First, they're not likely to 
> doubt him; second, I'd think they'd be too fearful.  
> 
> But what if they came by the knowledge independently?  I don't know 
> what it would take to convince them, but if they were convinced, I 
> wonder what they would do, given that there is only one way to leave 
> Voldemort's service (except in Snape's case, apparently)?  
> 
> I'd be extremely PO'd and betrayed if it was me.  ...edited..
> 
> (gelite67?)


bboyminn:

One small problem, one doesn't necessarily have to be a pureblood to
promote the Pureblood idea. Witness Adolf Hitler, who was't even
German, he was Austrian, not only that, his ancestry didn't fit the
/pureblood/ Arian ideal, and there are some hints that he may have
even had a trace of Jewish blood in him. Yet, he was able to very
effectively promote the Pureblood Arian ideal.

Voldemort could take the approach of saying things like... 

Look what happened to me, I've been defiled, the pure and noble blood
of Salazar Slytherin himself has been corrupted and poisoned by the
blood of my father, a muggle and a fool. We can not allow this
atrocity to happen again. We must protect the blood of our children,
grandchildren, and great grandchildren. To avenge the fouling of my
noble blood I destroy the muggle family from which it came. I put an
end to the filthy House of Riddle forever. We must protect our
children (said in a high shrill Simpson-esque voice, 'Won't somebody
think of the children'), we must destroy the muggles who would corrupt
and destroy us. We must protect our future generations from suffering
the humiliation and corruption that I, in whose viens flows the blood
of Salazar Slythrin, have suffer. 


In this /vein/ Voldemort paints himself as the poor, to be pitied,
helpless victim of a horrible crime, a crime, that in his deep
magnanimous benevolence, he wants to protect others from. 

I've seen people use the same tack to decry and demonize their mixed
racial blood or mixed religious blood. 

Also, it's standard fair for evil overlords, and fanatic tyrannical
dictators. Give the people a point of pride and something that makes
them /special/, better than everybody else. Tie that rallying point to
a respected historical figure who had vaguely similar beliefs. Pervert
and distort those beliefs to your own ends. 

Then, most important of all, give your followers a good enemy, someone
to hate, someone to blame all their ills on. It's perfect, even if you
are the lowest poorest scum of the earth, you can still feel you are
better than muggles, and of course, it's not your fault you are the
lowest, poorest scum of the earth, that blame falls firmly on muggles.

So, while not initially logical, it is reasonable for someone like
Voldemort to promote an ideal to which he does not conform, and to get
people to rally behind him in spite of that fact.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn