Mad World Mods (madworldmods) wrote in madworldrp, @ 2007-10-16 10:53:00 |
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16 October, 1976: October's Assignment
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY madworldnpc)
I hope that you will forgive me in the lateness of your next assignment, however, it turned out to be more difficult to procure the topic than I had expected. People have a funny habit of making unfavorable opinions and writings disappear.
The following essay I am going to share with you was written shortly after Anne Bovagaurd had been appointed Minister of Magic. It was printed in the Opinions section of the Daily Prophet, though, and I'm not certain on whose command this was carried out, the entire old stock of them now simply have that entire section missing. Fortunately, I was able to locate an original handwritten copy.
I feel it is relevant to look back when looking ahead, we cannot move forward by ignoring our past. I make no claims to support the author's opinions, only to bring forward an argument that seems to be becoming more and more prevalent. Your newest journal assignment is simple: write your thoughts and reactions to the essay. You may write your reactions directly to my post, or you may write them in an entry, either way is perfectly acceptable.
To some, it might have seemed that Anne Bovagaurd had been the logical choice for our newest Minister of Magic. However, what I cannot help but wonder is, has she she gotten in over her head?
Anne Bovagaurd might be a smart woman, she might have the potential to be a leader, she might even be an extremely hard worker. My critique of the choice goes back further than her recent works, it goes back, in fact, to her birth. Anne Bovagaurd was born into the Muggle world. If I put fourth the assumption that the Muggle world is inferior to the Wizarding world, I would detract credibility from this argument, so I will not. I will, instead, point out the fact that the two worlds are both different and distinct from one another.
I believe, therefore, that a Muggleborn Minister has doomed them self to failure. She does not and cannot have the same knowledge and appreciation for the Wizarding society as a person who was born into it. Growing up Muggle, Anne didn't even know that magic existed outside of fairy tales until she was eleven years old. That is, any witch or wizard born into this culture has an eleven year advantage on any witch or wizard who is Muggleborn.
Those born into the Wizarding world are raised into the culture. They are taught from a young age about our history, culture, and traditions. They grow up entrenched with our way of Being. Muggleborns merely assimilate into it when they are old enough to attend a Wizarding institution for educational purposes. In its simplest form, a Muggleborn does not have the same amount and type of respect and knowledge of our heritage that a person who was brought up in the heart of it would posses. It is the difference between an individual who was raised in a culture, and one that is forced to adopt a new culture; regardless of your own stances on blood, it is hard to argue that the Muggleborn begins at a disadvantage that would be hard to over come.
Why should we allow someone with such an obvious handicap to serve us as our Minister? It is because of this latest decision that I fear the state of our Wizarding world. The increasing trend for pro-Muggle movements, the urging of witches and wizards to embraces Muggles and their culture willingly, and the apparent need to teach our children in their schools about it as well... all of which leave me feeling rather uneasy. It is absurd and utterly ludicrous to think that these pro-Muggle movements are acceptable.
Muggles believe that Magic is for fairy tales, more so, they believe that it should remain there. Embracing their culture is an insult to our own. The Statute of Secrecy was created for a reason. Have we all forgotten about the way Muggles have hunted us? They attempted to burn us alive, tied to a beam of wood; tell me, where in that does it seem to be a good idea to embrace them? Should we simply forgive them for thinking us evil and wanting us dead?
One of their most commonly accepted and practised religions, Christianity, teaches their followers that magic and witchcraft comes from Satan himself - Satan, the enemy of their exalted God and King. Magic is for fairy tales, and real magic is a sign of evil, a sign of their Lord's true enemy,and those who posses such talent should be sent back to the depths of hell.
That is the world and culture people wish us to merge with? Have we, as the collective wizarding society, lost our bloody minds? The statute of secrecy is the key to our own survival. A Muggleborn Minister, such as Anne Bovagaurd, has grown up in that culture, and, as a by product, has rose coloured glassees when viewing the issues. She believes that the Muggle culture will embraces us, simply because of her love and connection to it. History has shown us, over and over again, that is a false notion.
For those rejoicing the appointment of Anne Bovagaurd, declaring that a Muggleborn Minister of Magic brings us one step closer to uniting the two worlds as one, take the time to do the following this week. Go out and find the first muggle that you see, and tell them that you are a Witch or Wizard and have the talent to do Magic they had never dreamed of and watch how they react. A forewarning? It won't be pretty, so have your wand ready to obliviate them.
Anne Bovagaurd might me a nice woman, but she is not fit to be our Minister. It is my only hope that for the greater good of our Wizarding world, that people should wake up and realize, sooner rather than later, that they have made an error in thinking that our two cultures can collide and create one greater culture.