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Old 01-20-2004, 11:32 PM  
Mr. Marks
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Originally posted by bhutocracy
I suppose because elves are superior to men in LOTR than he's also anti white man as well.
Actually, I think that's where the ANTISEMITIC angle comes from.

Jews = elves = obviously superior to the "humans" but check out how they are all going to Valinor because now its the "Fourth Age...the Age of Man".... Ethnic/religious separation (with some token exceptions ie., Frodo, Bilbo, and Gandalf joining the elves).

Classic antisemitism--play up Jews' obvious (and well documented) superiority in technology/trade/culture then separate them. Kinda mirrors European history from the fall of Rome to the Third Reich.
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