Yes. Exactly. The hate for Muggles isn't the ideology, merely a political tool to get his demographic to agree with him. Also, we don't know all that much about the actual way Death Eaters are recruited, so it could be a campaign of fear--"We have to wipe them out before they wipe us out"--or a more hypocritcal campaign of duty--"We have to keep the wizarding world pure and honorable." Or a blend of the two. I do hope we see this in the future books, it could definitely shed light on the Dark Lord's motives.
There's the Voldemort/Hitler parallel, but... it doesn't work, because Voldemort doesn't hate all Muggles for what his father did to him, only his father. Also, most of the proof that Hitler was Jewish is now considered apocryphal.
The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, enacted in 1692, not only keeps knowledge of magic from Muggles but also shields magical folk from knowing about Muggles.
Not necessarily. There's Muggle Studies and also, when Sirius Black was around, there was talk about guns in the Prophet. Ron knows about guns, I believe. I mean, there's no way they can help having some leak in, but it does seem like the wizarding world would probably have noticed the A-bomb.
As I said in the essay, guns existed well before the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, although certainly not with the same deadliness and efficiency as the current models. But regardless, I do believe some information has come through since then - like "eckeltricity". :) What I mean is that since the primary channel of information is Muggleborn, most of the information coming in is harmless.
There's the Voldemort/Hitler parallel, but... it doesn't work, because Voldemort doesn't hate all Muggles for what his father did to him, only his father. Also, most of the proof that Hitler was Jewish is now considered apocryphal.
The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, enacted in 1692, not only keeps knowledge of magic from Muggles but also shields magical folk from knowing about Muggles.
Not necessarily. There's Muggle Studies and also, when Sirius Black was around, there was talk about guns in the Prophet. Ron knows about guns, I believe. I mean, there's no way they can help having some leak in, but it does seem like the wizarding world would probably have noticed the A-bomb.
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