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Article from "The Independent." How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing? (archive.ph)

posted 148 days ago by Mpetey123 148 days ago by Mpetey123 +66 / -0

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– Mpetey123 [S] 17 points 148 days ago +17 / -0

Here's the TL:DR of the article. The author's vision was immaterial the moment the story was published. The story belonged to everyone so it can belong to both right and left wingers.

Funny all the talk of media literacy drops off when they know the author disagrees with them.

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