• abbenm@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    In Tolkien stories, all the good guys are liberals. Saruman and his uruk-hai are perhaps the most leftist things there are in those stories. Elves are moderate conservatives with some questionable histories.

    I hope everyone here appreciates what a special moment this is. This has potential to be the most downvoted comment on Lemmy.

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      8 months ago

      That comment somehow manages to be more divisive than the Palestinian conflict. A truly remarkable sequence of specious assertions that is guaranteed to piss off vast swathes of the population. Almost brings a tear to my eye

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        8 months ago

        As a far left anarchist that loves Lord of the Rings I was very specifically offended

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        8 months ago

        Did people forget what divisive means? I would say it’s exactly the opposite of divisive, it’s a comment that is produced as much singular unified reaction as you could possibly get.

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          8 months ago

          I meant what I said. Most people disagree with the comment, but probably for a wide variety of reasons. It’s not a singular reaction, it’s multiple reactions to multiple insinuations that all happen to be questionable.

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      8 months ago

      It’s a bit sad for Lemmy if 76 downvotes gets you to such a status. But mixing an interpretation of Tolkien with an anti-left message might indeed be one of the best ways to get there.

      You might enjoy my other greatest hit: https://suppo.fi/comment/3202858