Example: "[Russel Brand] was The Chosen One! He was supposed to destroy the wealth inequality gap, not join them!!!" -Source
There's no engaging with simple-minded Rhesus Macaques that refuse to think beyond 'Democrats: for the people
Republicans: for the rich' (or whatever the Fox News reverse is).
Einstein and Hawking get credit for distilling the essence theoretical physics to a level where an interested layman can comprehend it, but they didn't bother debating relativity with flat-earthers. It's remarkable how long modern civilization has clung on giving political authority to the snobbish masses with the delusion of modern democracy. The only route to prosperity is by respecting this quadrant graph; by restricting people making irrational decisions for others.
Yeah, that book was prescient. More generically, the dwarves would also be a good metaphor for people who had been demoralized by communist propaganda. (though that's the same thing, I suppose)
Hold up a fake god for people to worship, and then become terrified when the real god you were impersonating shows up? Good job, progressives. Hope you enjoy the fake 'white supremacy' demon that you've been worshipping for decades when it manifests itself.
I wanted to read through The Last Battle again but couldn't do it in good conscience without reading the rest of the series first. About half-way through The Silver Chair now. There's a lot of wisdom in there that I completely missed as a kid when I was reading a story about talking animals and a magic lion.