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Born in the USA Was a Protest Song (lemmy.world)

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[–] vala 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

LOTR is absolutely political IMO.

[–] bouh 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but not as directly as sci-fi can be. We won't ally with elves to fight orcs in the foreseeable future. We won't talk to ents or ask a wizard for help. Fantasy is metaphorical in essence. Sci-fi is descriptive, realistic. Yet people still treat it as fantasy.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We won’t ally with elves to fight orcs in the foreseeable future.

Mhh... maybe not elves, but there is a current war that is often compared to fighting against orcs & Mordor. Although, I do not think dehumanizing even Russian soldiers is a good idea.

[–] bouh 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but nobody in the US will imagine the right is the orcs.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 1 points 5 months ago

oh those people. That's maybe a bit harsh, even to orcs - although maybe not entirely inaccurate as orcs are basically the offspring of elves tortured for eternity. And I guess the political right often appears full of inner conflicts and contradictions, and trying to blame others for feeling miserable as a result of the weird values they pretend to follow.