Looks like all is not well in Middle Earth....
Many of the people protesting war in Mordor agreed with Saruman’s remarks. “Sauron says he’s destroyed his Rings of Mass Destruction (RMD) and that’s good enough for me,” said one fellow carrying a sign that said “Elrond is a Balrog.” Another demonstrator urged, “Give the RMD inspectors more time. There’s no reason to rush to any judgment just because Mount Doom is belching lava, the Dark Tower is rebuilt, and Osgiliath has been decimated.” A third protester piped up, “I haven’t heard a single bit of convincing evidence connecting the Nazgul with Sauron. I think they destroyed Osgiliath on their own initiative without any support from Sauron. Besides, it’s understandable they’re angry with Gondor. We haven’t done nearly as much for the Orcs and Goblins and Easterlings as the Nazgul and Sauron have. It’s understandable they throw their support to them. It’s our own fault really.”
Go read the whole thing here.
Posted by Ith at February 20, 2003 6:03 PMThanks for the great link. I’ve always thought Saruman and Wormtongue epitomize glib, smooth-talking liberals who rationalize weakness and appeasement with high-sounding arguments that pretend to be reasonable and moral but are only self-serving.
Posted by: John B on February 21, 2003 2:17 PMSeems like everyone has a link to it today!
Posted by: Ith on February 21, 2003 3:18 PM