"His technique was still somewhat crude..." Gellert Grindelwald analyzed. "Though it was highly inflammatory, its purpose came across far too directly..."
"Those who liked that sort of rhetoric might feel it deeply and become wildly excited. And those who despised it would actively voice their opposition as well."
"It was clear Voldemort was in a hurry. That was why he was pursuing efficiency, screening people as quickly as possible to find the audience who believed in that rhetoric."
"It really does seem that way..." Serena Pendragon blinked. "I don't particularly like that kind of wording anyway. So there were that many subtleties to it..."
"There was also a serious problem with his attitude toward Muggles..." Gellert Grindelwald frowned slightly. "Obvious contempt and disdain."
"He made no attempt to hide his loathing and hostility toward Muggles. He thought Muggles were extremely weak, and that wizards should not be restricted by such weak beings. But given the current situation, is that really the case?"
"For an ordinary wizard, Muggle weapons are still pretty frightening..." Serena Pendragon shrugged. "For us, they're fine. At most, they're troublesome."
"But I haven't tried their ultimate weapon yet. The one you mentioned at Père Lachaise Cemetery... What do Muggles call it again? Nuclear Bomb, I think?"
"That is the crux of it. I still believe the Statute of Secrecy should be abolished," Gellert Grindelwald said. "Otherwise, there are too many madmen in the Magical World!"
"The constantly advancing Muggle World, and the closed-off Magical World... If a war were started now, and another 'witch-hunt' happened..."
"Of course it would be nothing to us, but for those Ordinary Wizards, for those children who haven't even enrolled yet, they would be in danger."
"There is another very important point." He looked at Voldemort in the silver smoke. "He very