[Texaggie79]

If I wanted to read that much, I would pick up a Tolkien book.. ugh, what does it say?

[unspun]

I confess I didn't wade through this whole piece tonight, any more than I'd want to wade through the Sylmarillion tonight.

As passionate a proponent of popular sovereignty as I am, I'm not too concerned with people wanting to become vassals after seeing the Two Towers.

(I'm more concerned tonight that our Republican-led Senate is behaving as if it were a House of Lords, instead of public servants who are responsible to elect the Majority Leader who would best maintain the People's sacred trust.)

Also, I recall who winds up being the greatest hero in this story. Don't read below, if you don't want to know who that is...

(the gardener)

Also, frankly, I appreciate J.R.R.T's interest in conservation (or "ecology," for those born after the hippy days).

[what's up]

power rings that can be used by anybody, not just an elite few

This is not true. I believe the one ring was to be used by Sauron alone...therefore, he considers himself the elite.

And the Fellowship wanted to destroy that ring, therefore destroying the idea of elitism.