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Dial H For Hero

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1. That...is the stupidest allegory I've heard in some time.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Apr 17, 2022, 04:11 PM

Apr 2022

And by the by, Tolkien despised allegory as a literary device.

“I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence."

---J. R. R. Tolkien, forward to Lord of the Rings

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Russian Propaganda Turns to Lord of the Rings to Stir Ukraine Hatred [View all] Nevilledog Apr 2022 OP

That...is the stupidest allegory I've heard in some time. Dial H For Hero Apr 2022 #1

Putin, like Republicans, is always projecting. nt SunSeeker Apr 2022 #2

Seems like the easier comparison for Ukraine is Gondor 0rganism Apr 2022 #3

How can a country be a person? Either the translation is off or the guy is nuts. haele Apr 2022 #4

I was goingto compare Putin with Sauron anamnua Apr 2022 #5

Gollum? gratuitous Apr 2022 #6

Are we already at max rhetoric? BootinUp Apr 2022 #7

Zelensky looks kinda like Frodo ironflange Apr 2022 #8

A golem.... AntiFascist Apr 2022 #9

I don't understand - and that make me think she doesn't understand The Lord of the Rings muriel_volestrangler Apr 2022 #10

They're a little late to the party. The Ukrainians are already calling them orcs. Crunchy Frog Apr 2022 #11