NancyLebovitz comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 30 June 2010 08:30:59PM *  3 points [-]

I'll suggest that the Wiemar republic may be a better analogy than any period in American history.

The anti-Mudblood campaign is revving up in Lily's time, and it's reasonable to see a serious threat there.

However, it's conceivable that Harry simply doesn't know much about wizarding world history. He's certainly been busy enough with other things.

Comment author: CronoDAS 01 July 2010 02:10:44AM 0 points [-]

Yeah, there's a lot of parallels.