lotr: dwarves = jews, elves = christians, gondor = rome, hobbits = good ol' english folk, orcs = anyone who isn't white
@endlesstunnels (detagging @ladygolem) this asserts that he *did* write a book encoding that allegory, not that he *intended* to. text.
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@chaosprime it asserts he was a patronizing ally (when that was the only kind of ally the persecuted european jews could hope for). author. -
@endlesstunnels right. so yes, that other thread, separate from this thread about the semantics of LotR, discusses the author. -
@endlesstunnels caring nothing for his intentions. nobody cares whether somebody *intended* to patronize. -
@endlesstunnels i hope you have some recognition of what nonsense this "european jews could only hope for patronizing allies" line is. -
@chaosprime i hope you're willing to tell a 1930s european jew to reject an english ally for being too "patronizing" -
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@endlesstunnels oh look, Big Ally logic. don't criticize or you might not get helped from on high any more, and *then* where would you be? -
@chaosprime oh look: i'm stripping a philologist born in 1892 of historical context so i can pillory him on social media for an afternoon -
@endlesstunnels right, it's not like my life's work is inextricably operationally entwined with his legacy or nothin'. - 1 more reply
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