OK but gandalf’s been backing a genocide (of the orcs)
I mean… if the orcs weren’t illegally crossing the border…
Please stop arguing! WON’T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE HOBBITS?!
This turned out to be a pretty controversial comment? Don’t worry guys I’m still voting for Gandalf
“Biggie was fat”
Rudy “Worm-Tongue” Giuliani
Except in this case, one of them is activly aiding and supporting a genoicide, has done absolutly nothing to undo the damages done by the previous guy, acualy on many fronts increased his plans, including but not limited to the wall, the deportations, the kids in cages ECT, and has done next to nothing to punish the insurectionists.
There is no real significant material difrence betweent he 2 parties, nor between the 2 canidates,
So this is why all need to bend for the dark one ane don’t give any chance to retreat and correct the path.
I mean if you could show me a material difrence in conditions that one has provided the other has not please do, but like, both of them to use your terms are “dark lords” that we are forced to bend the knee too, both parties are essentialy the same, and studies show no matter what we do it has statisticaly no effect on what happens. so please show me what option is the undo and chose the correct path option
In all tales of Middle-earth, the shadow of Mordor looms, for in the hearts of all beings lies the potential for both great good and great evil.
To deem one faction as less malevolent than the other is to tread the perilous paths of Moria, for both hold the capacity for nobility and vice.
The lesser evil, then, is not a constant star but a ship navigating the shifting seas of circumstance and deed.In the chronicles of Middle-earth, the true measure of valor lies not in the banner one bears but in the choices made in the shadow of the great mountain.
It is the courage to resist the lure of the One Ring, the wisdom to forge alliances amidst strife, and the heart to defend the light against the encroaching dark that truly defines the lesser of two evils.The lore of Middle-earth imparts a stern lesson: inaction is the ally of darkness. To stand by, to claim neutrality when the forces of good and evil muster their strength, is to forsake the very lands one might wish to preserve. It is to let the Shire fall prey to the Scouring, without ever lifting a sword or bending a bow in its defense.
Thus, to abstain from choosing is akin to allowing the Shadow to grow, unchallenged and unchecked, for in the words of Elrond, “If we fail, then the Enemy will control all things.”
I’m not trying to update your views on anything as is clear you made up your mind but think of that phrase and come to your own findings.
I have neither claimed nutrality nor have I absaned from chosing, I am merely saying that from where I sit the only material difrence that I see between them is retoric, and maybe 2 years. Biden has done very little to undo anything trump has done and in some cases spead it up. We do not really have a choice all we have is the illusion of a choice
If we are running someone that old, can we please run Dumbledore? Fought against evil his entire adult life, took steps to make education available to all witches and wizards equally regardless of if you were pure blood or muggleborn, taught forgiveness and understood that people could change, for better and for worse. Also taught his students well enough to fend off a full-scale attack from a hoard of adult casters, giants, and a fucking lich without needing his intervention.
(yes, I am talking about Bernie… The only old fuck that is still worthy of holding office)
One press photo of Dumbledore eating one of his beloved ear wax candies and he would be unvoteable.
Sorry the council of elders has chosen our candidates for us, and Dumbledore was sidelined for being just a little too socialist. Press is also no fan.
However they aren’t our only choices we also have radagast ( RFK ) LOL
“[His voice was] low and melodious, its very sound an enchantment […] it was a delight to hear the voice speaking, all that it said seemed wise and reasonable, and desire woke in them by swift agreement to seem wise themselves … for those whom it conquered the spell endured while they were far away and ever they heard that soft voice whispering and urging them.”
Fight the gerontocracy
I was confused why the prefix wasn’t just “gero” and now I’m going down an etymological rabbit hole.
Did you make that word, or did someone else?
It reminds me of Trotsky’s description of a Kleptocracy.
γέρων/gérōn as a noun means “old man” in Ancient Greek, and just “old” as an adjective; I imagine the -to- part probably comes from the form γέροντος/gérontos (singular genitive) or γερόντων/geróntōn (plural genitive) https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/γέρων#Ancient_Greek
yes
When did he forget he was called Gandalf?
You mean after he literally died trying to save the one being that could save middle earth?
Sleepy Gandalf
Let’s go Ganon!
Wrong franchise
“Gandalf? Yes, that was what they used to call me, Gandalf the Grey. That was my name. I am Gandalf the White, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.”
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MAKE ANGMAR GREAT AGAIN
I mean we had literally 9 kings to provide strong leadership. MAGA!
We would be in trouble if the orange stain was channeling Sauron.
He doesn’t have the abilities, but they both wanted more power than they were given and it (hopefully) caused their downfall. They are destroyed by greed.
Would that make Putin Sauron?
We would be in more trouble if Saruman used his voice of command to talk like trump
“I know the best spells, Grumpy Gandalf is very very very jealous of my tower, it’s a wonderful tower, Orthanc, very exclusive and I hold the only key.”
The ring of power will be mine probably next week, but definitely by easter
Don’t remember Gandalf supporting and funding a genocide.
I’m beginning to beleive that a large portion of this society doesn’t actually see anything wrong with genocide, they just don’t like the word and are content with telling themselves that the victims deserved it.
Omg why is the president 406 years old wtf guys.
Must’ve missed the part where Gandalf started 3 wars
You miss a lot, I bet
Well… depends on whose account of the War of the Ring you read:
Eskov bases his novel on the premise that the Tolkien account is a “history written by the victors”.[2][3] Mordor is home to an “amazing city of alchemists and poets, mechanics and astronomers, philosophers and physicians, the heart of the only civilization in Middle-earth to bet on rational knowledge and bravely pitch its barely adolescent technology against ancient magic”, posing a threat to the war-mongering faction represented by Gandalf (whose attitude is described by Saruman as “crafting the Final Solution to the Mordorian problem”) and the Elves.[2]
NOT CANNON ;)
Of course; it’s a faux medieval fantasy setting where they don’t have gunpowder yet ;)
