Things better for House Elves? - People Against Themselves.

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 126900



> bboyminn:
> 
> Let's not forget the mob-mentality that comes into play. As 
Voldemort
> and the Death Eaters grew more lawless, the general population,
> especially those who were somewhat sympathetic to Voldemort 
alledged
> Pureblood philosophy, would have also become more lawless. Although
> subconscious, people would have felt that either the DE's or the
> anonymity of the crowd would have protected them from 
repercussions. 
> 
> More so, I think it is a case of people acting on there subconsious
> urges which are re-enforced and validated by the actions of others,
> that leads people to do cruel things that they wouldn't otherwise 
dare
> to do.
> 
> Given this, I think the cruel sense of superiority would have 
spread
> beyond the top level Death Eaters. You need only look at the 
action of
> normal citizens in Hitler's Germany, Pol-Pot's Cambodia or parts of
> todays Middle East to see it doesn't take much to turn a population
> against itself.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> steve/bboyminn

a_svirn:

Normal citizens in Germany embraced National Socialism with all 
their hearts. That's why Hitler came into power in the first place. 
And quite legitimately too. Whereas normal British wizards not only 
dislike the DE movement and personally LV profoundly, but also are 
quite frankly terrified of them. Not really that much of a 
similarity. 

a_svirn