Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has a famous quote associated with him that goes "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." I think that even with SPEW advocating for better treatment for House Elves, it's going to be a difficult road until they themselves get involved in the discussion. By opening avenues to educate them and also engage them in determining what the best system would be to afford them humane treatment as well as ensuring that people aren't acting on their behalf to fight battles they don't want to be fought, hopefully a better and more effective solution can be devised. As long as House Elves don't object to their treatment (but is this really because they LIKE it??), it's going to be hard to convince some of the die-hards that they really want to be free.

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