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galpsi · 08-09-2000, 04:54 AM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/nenya.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I´ll leave my scimitar in its scabbard anyway...

Since you have declared the particular historical events off-limits, I'll not debate your "no unjust military action" up to the Autumn of 1938 statement. In any case, it would not undercut the aptitude of the analogy even if you were correct; even Lorien took up arms after the storm broke.
"Perfection" is a lot to ask for; I doubt that much in the way of casual posting is perfect. As to whether my example made a "suitable comparison," I am not sure why the analogy is wholly inapt. Chamberlain wanted England to withdraw with the goal of preserving her peace; Churchill believed that evil had to be directly confronted with force. These are the kinds of choices I was discussing in the context of LotR.
As to the grant of southern Mirkwood, I suppose it would have been just about as successful as the Munich Agreement. But that was rather my point if you'll see it. Hitler didn't want only the Sudetenland; he'd already published his plan in 1925.

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08-09-2000, 04:54 AM	#9
galpsi The Unquiet Dead Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 971	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Unquiet Dead Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/nenya.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I´ll leave my scimitar in its scabbard anyway... Since you have declared the particular historical events off-limits, I'll not debate your "no unjust military action" up to the Autumn of 1938 statement. In any case, it would not undercut the aptitude of the analogy even if you were correct; even Lorien took up arms after the storm broke. "Perfection" is a lot to ask for; I doubt that much in the way of casual posting is perfect. As to whether my example made a "suitable comparison," I am not sure why the analogy is wholly inapt. Chamberlain wanted England to withdraw with the goal of preserving her peace; Churchill believed that evil had to be directly confronted with force. These are the kinds of choices I was discussing in the context of LotR. As to the grant of southern Mirkwood, I suppose it would have been just about as successful as the Munich Agreement. But that was rather my point if you'll see it. Hitler didn't want only the Sudetenland; he'd already published his plan in 1925. </p>