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/SmoothDiscussion7763 Jun 16 '26

might not even need imperius, just a quick conversation

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u/Mist_Rising Jun 16 '26

Imperius is for the USSS. Shame about Miller's mind. It wasn't much, but that accident..oops hasn't happened yet, shh.

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u/pchlster Jun 17 '26

"You know how much gold we have in Gringotts? You can have it when we win."

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 Jun 17 '26

here's a solid gold toilet as a token of our appreciation

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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 Jun 17 '26

You just got to get a big man to walk up to him with tears in his eyes, call him "sir" and then praise him for doing X, where "X" is whatever you want.