I think Tolkien's dislike in the horrors of indrustrialization is made clearest in the chapter "Flotsam & Jetsam". When Orthanc is flooded and "great machines" make a steam. the day is saved by Ents. the power of nature prevailed (in Tolkien's world).
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Blessed be the Lord my Strength, Who trained my hands for war and my fingers to fight. Psallm 144:1
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