daiLlafyn t1_j2djjue wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Reply to comment by bhbhbhhh in I finished re-reading The Lord of the Rings by EldritchHugMachine

Upvote both, if it's well-argued and friendly. Applaud both sides.

bhbhbhhh t1_j2dkbvf wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:37 PM

This is on top of the fact that people in this thread upvoted the comment telling me "Its utter stupidity... That kind of extra-literal over interpretation is also absolutely moronic... I guess, in review, I'm not surprised you tried to make a red herring fallacy. Nothing else you've said makes sense. Why should you start making sense now. Just don't expect anyone to take your poorly thought out and easily disproven arguments seriously."

bhbhbhhh t1_j2djo2e wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:31 PM

What are you talking about? This is a case of "applaud sides two and three because fuck the first one."

daiLlafyn t1_j2dl1ys wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:44 PM

Just scrolled through, and realise yours was the heftily-downvoted comment - understand now. I think you're also irritated by the thread that is now entirely deleted - which I couldn't see. Your first comment is right, though - the chapter, "The Ring goes South" really is tough. It takes a downturn before then - as soon as they leave Tom Bombadil's House, it turns much darker, even, than the darkest parts of the Hobbit. I love the Hobbit and hated what the films tried to do to it, while loving the bits that were true to the story. But The Hobbit was a children's book - Lord of the Rings really isn't.

Happy to discuss this, free of acrimony and downvotes if you want.

Edit: going out for a New Year's Eve walk now. Don't let the bastards grind you down.