A friend brought this Tweet out of Hogwarts to my attention:
The key question, right there, for voters in every democracy. Not ‘who is he?’ but ‘who are we?’ #PresidentialDebate
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 10, 2016
Yeah, I know: She can’t even vote here. But the Brits are our best friends in the world, and sometimes you need your friends to tell you to take a good look at yourself.
As for those who think she should butt out, she has this good answer:
When a man this ignorant & easy to manipulate gets within sniffing distance of the nuclear codes, it’s everyone’s business. #RestOfTheWorld https://t.co/yHBIIuhYEN
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 10, 2016
Folks, this isn’t just about this country; this is about the kind of world we will all live in in the future. And everybody has a stake in it. Even in Hogwarts, the possibility that He Who Must Not Be Named could be elected to the most powerful position in Muggle world is a cause of great concern. (And you’ll notice, she did not name him.)…