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Harry Potter and the Military Industrial Complex

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

True enough, the capabilities of Magic haven’t been explored enough canonically to disprove that - but if the government learned of Magic, the first thing they’d do is subvert some wizards to their side, who might be able to counteract them - in many ways, it’s a battle of statecraft as it is of actual power.