1/ The emissary from #NaziRussia
"The rabble of Gondor and its deluded allies shall withdraw at once beyond the Anduin, first taking oaths never again to to assail Sauron the Great in arms, open or secret. All lands east of Anduin shall be Sauron's for ever, solely."
"The rabble of Gondor and its deluded allies shall withdraw at once beyond the Anduin, first taking oaths never again to to assail Sauron the Great in arms, open or secret. All lands east of Anduin shall be Sauron's for ever, solely."
2/ West of the Anduin as far as the Misty Mountains and the Gap of Rohan shall be tributary to Mordor, and men there shall bear no weapons, but shall have leave to govern their own affairs..."
#StandWithUkraine
#StandWithUkraine
3/ One might say that it is absurd to compare Putin with a fictional character, but had governments and analysts in the West modelled his character on that of Sauron or Morgoth his actions in power would have been very unsurprising.
4/ Like Morgoth Putin is driven by bitter resentment. Like Morgoth and Sauron he cannot imagine people acting for the good of others. Like both Tolkien's villans he is a coward who craves domination while hiding in an impregnable fortress.
5/ Like Morgoth and Sauron, Putin sees humans only in terms of how they can be manipulated, intimidated, destroyed and enslaved. He will appeal to their best instincts, but only to deceive and ruin them.
6/ It's of course the Ukrainians who started the practice of referring to Russia as Mordor and its soldiers as orcs. And from where the Ukrainians stand, that is entirely justified.
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