J.R.R. Tolkien -- enemy of progress ?

[InklingElf]

From the article:

Why not look at things through the Dark Lord's eye for a change?

An utterly annoying article-this guy has just become the dark lord's messenger.

So lumping Tolkien with the Sturm und Drang, movement, or vise versa, is a huge mistake on the part of Mr. Brin. Or lumping all “romantics” into a single category is a bit foolish, but like so many other things in his article, he is apt to sweeping generalizations and sociological inaccuracies to push his point. All the while he only proves he hasn’t an “inkling” of what he’s talking about.

I quite agree with your point.

I shall have to get back to this thread...