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Why Didn't Voldemort Take Over The Muggles?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Darth Mage, Aug 6, 2011.

  1. Darth Mage

    Darth Mage Second Year

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    Ok, this has been bugging me for awhile, and since it's not like my other threads, I decided it might be safe to post it.

    Voldemort is, as we all know, the most extreme blood purist type, who believes Muggles are inferior and that wizards are superior, and that there's nothing technology can do that magic can't. Well, if that's so, why, then, in Book 7, did he not move against the Muggle government? Sure, throughout the books there's passages about how he tortured this family or that one and did some minor Muggle hunting, but nothing like how I envisioned. I figured he might have tried to take over the government, either by killing the Muggle Prime Minister or putting him or others in government under the Imperius Curse. There's so many possible ways he could have done it, yet he did NOTHING. It's not like there wasn't even that much resistance; everyone basically admitted that the war was over and that the Order was defeated, as they said.

    Well, I'm stop rambling, but can anyone explain this to me or do you have any thoughts about this that can be shared?
     
  2. TheWiseTomato

    TheWiseTomato Prestigious Tomato ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    What was taking over Muggle Britain going to do for him? He already controlled the Ministry, and there was no pressing threat coming from the Muggle quarter. On the other hand, there was this kid who was prophecised to defeat him running about somewhere...

    Priorities, man.
     
  3. Grubdubdub

    Grubdubdub Supreme Mugwump

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    Dude. Stop making retarded threads. Thanks.
     
  4. Wizardmon0073

    Wizardmon0073 Second Year

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    Harry Potter was in Voldemort´s mind the most dangerous threat. As long as he lived, there would have been always strong possibility of rebellion. It was valid decision of Voldemort to consolidate his support and to subjugate his opponents in British WW first.
     
  5. Darth Mage

    Darth Mage Second Year

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    WHAT'S RETARDED ABOUT IT? They always talked about they (either purebloods or the Death Eaters, I forgot) wanted wizards and wizards to come out into the open and force Muggles into subservience. They have SAID it. Check the books, they'll back me up. I think it was in the fifth one.
     
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  6. TheWiseTomato

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    It's retarded because this really doesn't need a thread--it's kinda obvious. Jump onto IRC if you find yourself with a burning need to pose a question to DLP. I'm sure you'll be received nicely.
     
  7. Zennith

    Zennith Pebble Wrestler ~ Prestige ~

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    Why didn't Harry just shoot Voldemort with a machine gun?


    These are the types of questions that spawn absolutely horrendous fanfiction.
     
  8. Tehan

    Tehan Avatar of Khorne DLP Supporter

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    Because he's not completely fucking retarded? WW2 canonically had a heavy impact on the wizarding world via Grindelwald, and Nazi Germany showed everyone how easy it was to turn a steamroll into a total failure by trying to fight two wars at once. He would probably have kicked off the muggle war after he finally killed off the last of the resistance in the wizarding world, including Harry Potter.
     
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    Because he considers them insignificant.
     
  10. Grubdubdub

    Grubdubdub Supreme Mugwump

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    ...

    :facepalm

    Don't feed the troll, guys. Seriously.
     
  11. CrackedMind

    CrackedMind Minister of Magic

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    This is third thread i've read started by Darth Mage where he asked retarded questions. Isnt there a rule "Morons need not apply"? Darth falls under that rule.
     
  12. Fiat

    Fiat The Chosen One DLP Supporter

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    A lot of people fall under that rule. A lot of them are still here. An example can be found every time Luckylee posts.
     
  13. NoxedSalvation

    NoxedSalvation Temporarily Banhammered

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    Canon Voldemort is a fucking imbecile anyway, he doesn't understand muggle society and the fact that using their resources to search for Harry and Co. has an off- chance of giving him information about their whereabouts.
     
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    When Voldemort took Harry's blood into him as part of that ritual he made a terrible mistake. He hadn't thought through the full consequences of using the blood of a teenage boy.

    Most of Voldemort's failures, post-resurrection, can be attributed to him spending more time furiously masturbating than planning.

    This is what the gleam of victory in Dumbledore's eye referred to.

    /canon.
     
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    Carmine Unspeakable

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    Your sig makes this post, (and pretty much all others) one hundred billion times more :awesome
     
  17. Warlocke

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    Because everyone knows (ignoring that some wizards would side with muggles and possibly vice versa) the wizards would lose to the muggles in an all out war. :rolleyes:


    /obvious bait
     
  18. Darth Mage

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    Ok, tell me how to leave this site, and I'll do so. Doesn't matter to me; everyone's so mean on this site anyway! At least I try to be courteous as much as I can. You goths...
     
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    Don't be such a prep. I bet you listen to Avril Lavigne.
     
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