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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)

submitted 2 months ago by geekwithsoul@lemm.ee to c/theonion@midwest.social

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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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[–] janitor@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was under impression that Sauron was for order through subjugation, not chaos.

But in any case that would just make the allegory more fitting.

[–] geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

I don't know that Sauron had an ideology per se, more just power for the sake of power. Which allegorically is pretty spot on I think.