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The Moral Economy of the Shire (nathangoldwag.wordpress.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Ideology@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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An interesting analysis of Tolkein's descriptions of Hobbits. Quite a lot of quotes/citations. It really cuts through the whole "hobbits are anarchists" theory.

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[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

So, what does this all mean? There is an unfortunate tendency for these sorts of essays to be framed as REVEALING THE SURPRISINGLY DARK HIDDEN REALITY OF THE SHIRE or whatever, which is not the point I’m trying to make.

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