Tolkien's political views

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Originally Posted by Kuruharan

That being said, the hobbits certainly operate their society on the basis of a far greater level of self-regulation and self-control that human being regrettably seem unable (or in some cases unallowed) to exercise.

Well, the Bree-landers seem to have a pretty similar societal structure to the Shire, even with a mixed racial community. We aren't told if Bree has any equivalent to the Thain or even the Mayor of the Shire, but I'd be inclined to doubt it, since there's no mention of any actions by that person when the ruffians invaded.