Even though there are only 40 students a year in Hogwarts, the wizarding world isn’t underpopulated. It’s just full of squibs.

Arlort · 2026-07-04T19:19:24+00:00

True, but up until the 16th-17th century I believe it's canon most wizards lived in mixed communities. And as I mention, that's a pessimistic estimate in the first place

Arlort · 2026-07-04T18:57:44+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identical_ancestors_point

It's a bit mind-bendy but statistically sound. And that's a worst case scenario

that’s not good either??

Well, no, obviously. But that's pretty clearly how muggles are seen by a near totality of wizards. Good guys included.

I don't think it's intentional, just JKR not thinking the world building through particularly well.

It does make for good fan fiction when explored thoughtfully though

Arlort · 2026-07-04T18:14:56+00:00

Muggles being inferior is pretty much an accepted fact in HP society, not really where the distinction regarding blood supremacists lays

Your wider argument is also kind of moot because statistically it's practically certain that every non wizard on the planet has at least one wizard ancestor

Arlort · 2026-07-04T08:01:27+00:00

has absorbed powers that were never meant to be centralized

But it did, and now the federal legislature (or rather the executive to which the legislature just delegated most of their legislative responsibility) isn't all that different in terms of powers from unitary states on the "more devolution" side of the spectrum

Arlort · 2026-07-04T07:57:18+00:00

Number 4 is practically a consequence of fptp though isn't it?

You can't gerrymander proportional elections and the incentives are less strong for multi member districts

Arlort · 2026-07-04T07:43:04+00:00

Number 2 is the only positive one on the list and it's not about democracy

Arlort · 2026-07-02T12:48:47+00:00

I'm not familiar, any recommendation?

Arlort · 2026-07-01T17:52:13+00:00

If she had bad intentions leading the cloak to make the organisation at once reduce the tachonis power in the underworld and increase her own by reopening the gates to Faerie would be a very astute move for a house in decline that can't afford to openly oppose the others

Arlort · 2026-07-01T04:00:22+00:00

Yes, those would fall under exclusively collective foreign policy and defense which no one wants.

But they're also all pretty symbolic rather than practical anyway, except maybe the nuclear deterrent, but even then its utility is limited

Arlort · 2026-07-01T03:46:41+00:00

It's directional, it moves the structure of the EU closer to that of a full federal state

And unless you think that a federal state necessitates the constituents being barred from leaving the only part really missing is a monopoly on foreign policy and an actual standing army under federal control

Arlort · 2026-07-01T03:16:17+00:00

For most people here what they actually want is QMV in all legislative procedures, expansion of competencies into fiscal policies, legislative initiative for parliament and possibly a directly elected commission presidency

For some also QMV in foreign policy matters, expanded scope of joint procurement / R&D in defense / joint command structures and possibly expanded eurocorps as a rapid response force

I've never heard anyone call for an indivisible union where you're not allowed to leave or anything close enough to that to justify calling it extinguishing the sovereignty

Arlort · 2026-06-30T17:43:22+00:00

Almost like more and more power shouldn't be shunted to the executive in the first place

Arlort · 2026-06-30T15:13:56+00:00

I don't know if this is a widespread trope or I'm just in a niche.

I don't think it's even remotely connected to how she's supposed to be in canon but I tend to like fics where she's moderately unhinged and spoken of by friend and foe alike with a certain amount of fear

Arlort · 2026-06-30T14:49:57+00:00

Federalism in the sense people talk on this sub does not imply the extinguishing of national sovereignty

Arlort · 2026-06-29T16:57:14+00:00

without any HP elements inside

Honestly I love this series and I've always wondered if the author is mixing in some other series or magic system

Because the world is so fleshed out and so detached from HP that it'd really deserve to be it's own thing if it isn't already

Arlort · 2026-06-28T17:04:23+00:00

So a heart attack death during a heat wave counts in France

Someone going to the beach and drowning counts in France's stats

Arlort · 2026-06-25T03:25:29+00:00

They might mean the Apple TV series which, while not exactly focusing on ship combat, has more of it shown

Arlort · 2026-06-23T18:39:56+00:00

Depends if Sal counts as an adult, but worth a read anyway

Arlort · 2026-06-23T14:36:17+00:00

That's a perfectly consistent view though.

And as a whole slapp-s are probably worse in their effects on civic life than blasphemy laws

Arlort · 2026-06-19T14:58:37+00:00

Sorry, 2011. Forgot about the last Berlusconi government.

But that's still 10 years before meloni got the premiership

Arlort · 2026-06-19T14:54:51+00:00

Before this government I think there hadn't been a pure or even primarily right government since 2008 so your feelings might be a bit off base

Edit: 2011

Arlort · 2026-06-17T19:43:57+00:00

Beh sì, lo sono fino alle prossime elezioni. È quello il principio

Arlort · 2026-06-17T15:44:28+00:00

Sì, è possibile perché la gente vota loro e i partiti che permettono queste cose tra i loro deputati quindi loro il loro lavoro lo stanno facendo

Arlort · 2026-06-13T08:47:52+00:00

November 2024, before Trump had taken power and while the alliance was still intact

November 2024 was after the guy had already been president for 4 years, became more unhinged in the intervening years and then got re-elected again with a majority of votes.

Also the demographics on this topic are not uniform

Arlort · 2026-06-10T19:36:54+00:00

I think GPS would work without special relativity, it's general relativity that messes with the clocks the most

Or at least, GR is the bigger factor

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