> the characterization of who is the "good guys" and "bad guys" is also much more complex in the real world I dunno, the U.S.' self image is pretty much Gondo

> the characterization of who is the "good guys" and "bad guys" is also much more complex in the real world I dunno, the U.S.' self image is pretty much Gondor, and I don't think the books lacked nuance about how much Gondor was/wasn't the 'good guys'.