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Do we know what were Tolkiens thoughts on Empire, and its champions like Churchill? Who did Tolkien most likely vote for? Conservatives?
by billfruit 5y ago
Do we know what were Tolkiens thoughts on Empire, and its champions like Churchill?
Who did Tolkien most likely vote for? Conservatives?
- _0ffh 5y agoAs he developed more and more into an anarchist throughout his life, I suppose he was not a fan of Empire. But he was a stout catholic and somewhat conservative.
- x3iv130f 5y ago“I know nothing about British or American imperialism in the Far East that does not fill me with regret and disgust…” - Tolkien - Letter 100 "For I love England (not Great Britain and certainly not the British Commonwealth (grr!))." - Tolkien - Letter 50 Tolkien hated anything based upon coercion or domination. Whether it was machines that tore up the land and forests or people that forced others into subservience.