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I’m an Undecided Hobbit, Torn Between a Dark Lord Who Promises an Age of Chaos and an Elf Queen Whom I Just Wish I Knew More About (www.mcsweeneys.net)
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I’m torn. Both Galadriel and Sauron say the other is a threat to Middle-earth. One has to be wrong, so whom am I to trust? Should I trust the Dark Lord who attempted to topple the White City of Gondor, dominate all life, and attempt to stay in power for eternity? Or do I trust the Elf Queen representing the coalition of Men and Elves who defeated Sauron when he tried to enslave the Free Peoples… but could maybe do more meet-and-greets?

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[–] geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

He was saved by Gollum biting his fucking finger off, but sure. Keep simping for your rich, nepo-baby, landowning bourgeois. Find it hilarious seeing someone from hexbear backing the landlord in the story.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bourgeois? That sounds like communist talk. Are you some kind of tankie?

[–] geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, but would've loved when Frodo got rid of Sam, if Sam has said "See the violence inherent in the system! Help, I'm being repressed!" 😄

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And yet I don't find it surprising that the ee is backing genocidal maniacs, that seems pretty par for the course

[–] Florn@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago

In one of Tolkien's letters, he specifically says that if Gollum had been redeemed as much as he could, he would have taken the ring and jumped into Mt. Doom voluntarily.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Liberals can only imagine last minute ass-pulls saving the day and devalue anyone and anything else striving to avert calamity. Otherwise, it's all Adults In The Room that Make The Hard Decisions and Get Shit Done by reinforcing the status quo.

And judging by how you're talking here, you identify as one such Adult In The Room that Makes The Hard Decisions and Gets Shit Done by reinforcing the status quo.

Find it hilarious

Sure you do.