tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post116131550553979526..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Worst Use of Fantasy Literature of the WeekUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1161706948202150982006-10-24T11:22:00.000-05:002006-10-24T11:22:00.000-05:00Yes, people have connected Lord of the Rings to WW...Yes, people have connected <I>Lord of the Rings</I> to WW2, which took place as Tolkien wrote. <BR/><BR/>And to WW1, in which Tolkien fought, and when he started writing his fantasies. <BR/><BR/>And to many other conflicts. I have a hard time seeing any strong parallels.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1161371088671746302006-10-20T14:04:00.000-05:002006-10-20T14:04:00.000-05:00Santorum's analogy seems to say that if a world po...Santorum's analogy seems to say that if a world power lets its attention be drawn to killing people in a huge battle outside its borders, then a couple of harmless-looking people can sneak inside the homeland with an object of great power and cause tremendous harm. <BR/><BR/>And, in his mind, this justifies the Iraq invasion. Yuh.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.com