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Originally Posted by tumhalad2
well no, i suppose the point is that the star wars forumers are attempting to defend their own interest by means of attacking another which they perceive to be inherently more conservative, and thus bad.
Perhaps it makes them feel better, lol
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Certainly... but I think they're falling into a trap: instead of addressing the argument properly, they're putting forward a substitute victim... then using a lot of special pleading and nitpicking to "prove" that what applies to
Lord of the Rings somehow doesn't apply to
Star Wars. It's not an easy position to sustain. If you ask me, they're laying themselves wide open to future attacks.
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Originally Posted by tumhalad2
I want to point out I am not FOR these people, I do not agree with them, I am just working through these issues in my head, because I do enjoy Tolkien very much.
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As do I... but I'm mainly arguing because I'm a.) a
Star Wars fan and b.) probably fairly close to most of these people in a lot of my views... which is why I find their lack of faith... er, I mean
tolerance... disturbing.
