Nice article. I think part of the reason why things are the way they are in this 'human v elvish magic' dichotomy is largely due to our capitalistic society whe

Nice article. I think part of the reason why things are the way they are in this 'human v elvish magic' dichotomy is largely due to our capitalistic society where there's always a boss to bully others into accumulating more wealth for the boss even if it hurts the land and the people under them. Capitalism with its absentee ownership norm always is at odds with Nature whereas you can compare the more communal/mutualistic lifestyle of the Hobbits in Tolkien's work as the more sustainable/healthy lifestyle comparable to that of the Elves who've master that lifestyle from just living longer as a race. I bring this up because Tolkien always seemed like someone on the edge of saying they were a Christian Anarchist by the way he spoke of power and leaders (being that Aragorn didn't have to bully the people of Gondor to follow him, he simply led by example).