DH reread CH 20 - The Name of a Mobster

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No: HPFGUIDX 186773

Alla:
I just do not see how. People who are supposed to be the target audience for the
story of Tom Riddle's origins are **already** not trusting muggles, half-bloods,
you name it.

Pippin:
And how do you propose that Dumbledore confine this information to the "target
audience"? Won't it also reach the vast number of people who respect
Dumbledore's opinion? Won't it have far more influence on them than on the
pureblood fanatics who are Dumbledore's enemies and don't trust him anyway?
<SNIP>

Alla:

I do not propose that Dumbledore confine this information to the target audience at all. Because of course it is hard if not impossible to do. I believe I said that this information should be intended to influence target audience primarily. I absolutely do not see how this would have any influence on Dumbledore's friends who respect him.

As I said upthread I am not suggesting that the story Dumbledore should spread should sound like this – OMG Voldemort is really half blood Tom Riddle and thus he is unworthy to rule you – dear Lucius and Co, you know?

No, what I am saying is that Dumbledore should have spread out **facts** and facts only. The fact being that Voldemort is half blood Tom Riddle. Are you saying that this fact is a defamation of the half bloods in itself? Could you please elaborate how is it so?

And I am saying that Dumbledore should have let people reach their own conclusions. And what I am also saying is that the conclusion which his target audience is highly likely to reach would work perfectly for Dumbledore and everybody else would not care at all, if the story says that Voldemort is really half blood Tom and that is pretty much it.

What I am saying is that people who are not prejudiced against half bloods would remain to be so when they find out that one of the half bloods is a leader of torturers and murderers. I am pretty sure that they would shrug and say – who cares. In every race, or nation, or whatever, there are good people and bad people. One half blood is the leader of the very bad people (most of whom are purebloods) and one half blood teenager is doing his best to freed the world from him and he also has a Muggleborn friend who helps him and pureblood friend, etc, etc

I am sure you know that there were plenty of Jews who were the leaders of Bolshevik party during the Russian revolution. I have not met a person who **started** to hate Jews because they were among the leaders of Bolshevik party and who brought the Communist regime on Russia and other republics. But of course there are people who **already** hated Jews and happy to bring this reason as **one of many** as to why Jews are not be trusted, you know?

Pippin:
Is it possible to smear one person as Muggleborn and not another? That's what
Snape thought, and boy was he wrong. As Lily said, why should she be any
different? If Voldemort isn't worthy to help lead the WW because he's part
Muggle, than neither is Hermione.

Alla:

Of course! I however suggest that Dumbledore does no such thing – no smearing of anybody, just facts. Are you saying that it will be better to **hide** the fact that Hermione is Muggleborn? Not during the war, during peace time. If it is, I think WW should go to hell, frankly.
Magpie:
It doesn't give him additional magical powers, but it gives him the illusion of
them. <SNIP>

Alla:

Magpie, just wanted to say your explanation was perfect and works very well for me. Thank you!