[lbo-talk] Fw: Greg Palast: Bye-Bye Ronnie Reagan and Hobbit references

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Wed Jun 9 09:35:02 PDT 2004


On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, John Thornton wrote:


>
> >Capitalists can be bargained with. Ringwraiths cannot. The Kerry campaign
> >is the feint drawing out the oil-orcs from their fastness in Barad-dur.
> >Anything to keep $auron's eye from a tiny pair of Eurohobbits...
> >
> >-- DRR
>
> Are these elf related analogies really understood by the majority of people
> on this list?. I haven't really read Tolkien and doubt I will take the time
> to do so

Reading Lord of the Rings is kinda like reading the Bible (I'm serious!). Even if you're not into it, you need to read it to understand the culture of our society.

Miles



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