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Replying to @richmond______
@endlesstunnels (detagging @ladygolem) this asserts that he *did* write a book encoding that allegory, not that he *intended* to. text.
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime it asserts he was a patronizing ally (when that was the only kind of ally the persecuted european jews could hope for). author.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @richmond______
@endlesstunnels right. so yes, that other thread, separate from this thread about the semantics of LotR, discusses the author.
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Replying to @chaosprime
@endlesstunnels caring nothing for his intentions. nobody cares whether somebody *intended* to patronize.
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Replying to @chaosprime
@endlesstunnels i hope you have some recognition of what nonsense this "european jews could only hope for patronizing allies" line is.
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime i hope you're willing to tell a 1930s european jew to reject an english ally for being too "patronizing"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @richmond______
.@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?
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime oh look: i'm stripping a philologist born in 1892 of historical context so i can pillory him on social media for an afternoon1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @richmond______
@endlesstunnels right, it's not like my life's work is inextricably operationally entwined with his legacy or nothin'.
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@endlesstunnels i'm obviously not qualified to have thoughts or analysis, better deploy a bunch of Liberalism 101 noise to shut me up.
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