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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 149 days ago by Mpetey123 149 days ago by Mpetey123 +66 / -0
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– Modeler43 1 point 148 days ago +1 / -0

I’ll have you know, leftists fucking love lord of the rings. I just did a marathon over new years and leftists I know were creaming their shorts about it.

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– Modeler43 1 point 148 days ago +1 / -0

Bigger surprise is that people in this thread blindly will believe that leftists hate LOTR when they love it.

Wait, actually, maybe not all that surprising.

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– Mpetey123 [S] 1 point 148 days ago +1 / -0

They like the movies, the article points it out.

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... continue reading thread?
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– Modeler43 1 point 148 days ago +1 / -0

They also like the books. There's even bits of gatekeeping where you're not a true fan unless you've read the book

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