Really though they did explain it. At one point they were open with it and it resulted in witches and wizards being rounded up and murdered. So most just advocated for going underground with magic while a violent subset advocated for using magic to gain total power over muggles.
Except that any witch or wizard of any training could mow down scores of muggles. This is prior to the invention of guns, but any gun pre-civil war era wouldn’t be an issue either.
I think there are more advanced spells/enchantments that can protect against modern firearms.
So really it’s about keeping power to themselves, and always has been.
lol.
Really though they did explain it. At one point they were open with it and it resulted in witches and wizards being rounded up and murdered. So most just advocated for going underground with magic while a violent subset advocated for using magic to gain total power over muggles.
Except that any witch or wizard of any training could mow down scores of muggles. This is prior to the invention of guns, but any gun pre-civil war era wouldn’t be an issue either.
I think there are more advanced spells/enchantments that can protect against modern firearms.
So really it’s about keeping power to themselves, and always has been.