In 1999, a "Russian" author by the name of Krill Eskov (pictured here; presumably spotting a young, white Christian child he can drain of blood)...
https://files.catbox.moe/8363hn.jpg...published a novel portraying the forces of Sauron as the heroes in a war against the forces of ignorance; stifling innovation.
Gandalf is portrayed as an anti-science crusader looking to push a "final solution" to the problem of Mordor.
While the Salon article calls this as an attack on Russia, the intent of making this about the jews couldn't be more clear.
Because Gandalf refers to Mordor as the "Evil Empire" and is accused of crafting a "Final Solution to the Mordorian problem" by rival wizard Saruman, he obviously serves as an avatar for Russia's 20th-century foes. But the juxtaposition of the willfully feudal and backward "West," happy with "picking lice in its log 'castles'" while Mordor cultivates learning and embraces change, also recalls the clash between Europe in the early Middle Ages and the more sophisticated and learned Muslim empires to the east and south. Sauron passes a "universal literacy law," while the shield maiden Eowyn has been raised illiterate, "like most of Rohan's elite" -- good guys Tolkien based on his beloved Anglo-Saxons.
Up until recently, "The Last Ringbearer" was prevented from publication in English thanks to the efforts of the Tolkien Estate, but the author aided one of his golems in a "fan-translation" that was published for free online in 2011.
As we've seen in the (((entertainment industry))) over the last 20 years, subversion is far more important than shekels.
Eskov's desperate need to push back against white Christianity had a prior effort made in 1995 with "The Gospel of Afranius". In it, the Roman secret police send an undercover operative (Judas) to help promote Christianity as a way to weaken Judaism with a more pacifist sect along with staging the resurrection to help fool the apostles into thinking there was a supernatural element to Jesus' life.
With the death of Christopher Tolkien, revisionist efforts to destroy such a powerful, positive portrayal of white Europe will only intensify. The need to gatekeep has never been more stronger.
Stand tall, free peoples of Middle Earth.
Archive Links:
https://archive.is/rgtBi - Middle-earth according to Mordor
https://archive.is/JJEJq - Krill Eskov's Kikepedia page.
https://archive.is/k5soz - The Gospel of Afranius
[ + ] Skeptic5000
[ - ] Skeptic5000 1 point 2.6 yearsOct 11, 2021 12:54:54 ago (+1/-0)
I don't think this was a deliberate attempt at cultural subversion; it's part of the late 90's and early 2000s cultural change of "deconstructing" things and giving works a grittier, edgier interpretation (which may very well be a subversive trend, though). The author wasn't even jewish as far as I know. Some people are just leftist idiots.
[ + ] WittyUserName
[ - ] WittyUserName [op] 0 points 2.6 yearsOct 11, 2021 16:29:58 ago (+0/-0)
And then there's his giant nose.
That's a lot of cohencidences.
[ + ] TomMacdonald
[ - ] TomMacdonald 0 points 2.5 yearsOct 23, 2021 22:34:05 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] boogienight
[ - ] boogienight 1 point 2.6 yearsOct 11, 2021 11:09:35 ago (+1/-0)