09-29-2005, 03:21 PM
Occhidiangela,Sep 29 2005, 06:17 AM Wrote:The key discriminator, in modern parlance, is that Sauron uses force and threat to move his subordinates, while Gandalf uses leadership and motivation to inspire peole to find it within themselves to achieve great feats and deeds.
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You hit the nail on the head, Occhi.
Another point while skimming the article:
Quote:feudal hierarchy topped by invader-alien elves and their Numenorean colonialist human lackeys?
Weren't the elves a race withdrawing from the world? Slowly retreating to their Elven havens as the race of men took over?
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The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein