[lbo-talk] USA 2003

[Brad DeLong]

>one thing not mentioned in this discussion of THE LORD OF THE RINGS 
>is that the bad guys in Tolkein all seem to be dark or "swarthy," 
>while the good guys are light or "fair."

Dwarves are good guys. So are the hairy men of the 
woods--Ghan-Buri-Ghan and campany. And the ents... the ents are 
definitely non-Aryan mongrels...

But in broad sweep you are right: it's somewhat creepy...

Brad DeLong