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.
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