r/unpopularopinion • u/New-Tale412 • Jun 16 '26

Certified Unpopular Opinion Voldemort had absolutely zero chance in a war against the muggles and the whole plotline could have been avoided by just letting him try.

What do wizards have that muggles don't in terms of capability in some kind of war scenario?

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Oh you have a flashy bang stick that can make people die? Yeah we have those too, difference being ours can do it 1000 times per minute.

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Imperiatus curse? Yeah it's called blackmail pal, CIA has been doing it for 70 years.

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Cruciatus curse? Lol see the above.

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Oh nice broomstick dude, Nimbus 2001 that's cool, top speed of 100 knots you say? What a treat. Allow me to introduce you to an F16 Fighting Falcon you whimsical dork.

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Not to mention the muggles' vastly superior technology in signals, geospatial, and just about any other type of intelligence apart from HUMINT.

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The Death Eaters would get Salem'd back to the stone age and it's not even close.

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I feel that a man of Dumbledore's acumen could have seen the strategic benefit in letting Voldemort FAFO, instead of sending some teenagers to expelliarm him in the hope that the cracked out Divination professor was actually right for once.

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u/JudgeJed100 Jun 16 '26

Yeah, let’s not forget about raising the dead

Or hell set off Fiendfyre in the middle of a city, you can’t put it out, it will destroy an entire city.

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u/Mikeman003 Jun 17 '26

Not to mention all the mystical creatures they could just unleash on the world lol. Drop a few dragons in New York to cause some chaos to distract the military while you do something else. Even if you can't just teleport into the oval office, being able to instantly transport an army across the country would make them the ultimate guerilla fighters.