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Perhaps the hobbits enjoy a bit of work. Perhaps a society need not be perfect to count as a utopia. Perhaps I used the wrong word. Hopefully my meaning was cle
by hatthew 2y ago
Perhaps the hobbits enjoy a bit of work. Perhaps a society need not be perfect to count as a utopia. Perhaps I used the wrong word. Hopefully my meaning was clear enough regardless.
- bazoom42 2y ago> Perhaps the hobbits enjoy a bit of work. Well the workers, farmers etc seem to largely be content with their lot in life just like the leisure class enjoy their life of leisure. The Shire represent Tolkiens ideal society where everybody are happy with their lot and the lower classes take pride in serving and working for their masters.
- 082349872349872 2y agoIn 1966 (less than 64 years ago), that wasn't just Tolkien's ideal society, judging by Cleese and the two Ronnies (or, for that matter, the 1960 Chatterley trial; was Rule 34 only un truc for Berliner/Parisian/Viennese Bohos back then?) > I get a pain in the back of my neck. —RBC, CBE > ...would you approve of your young sons, young daughters –because girls can read as well as boys– reading [Chatterley]? ... Is it a book that you would even wish your wife or your servants to read? —JMGGJ, CBE MC Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCb3BFp85w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCb3BFp85w EDIT: it might be easier to understand why those last 4 were considered revolutionary by comparing their act to the Eurovision entries of the time, eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632aaGy8QGk&list=PL5EC4F7D0EB873EA7&index=7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632aaGy8QGk&list=PL5EC4F7D0E...
- complaintdept 2y agoIIRC the attorney arguing against Chatterley seemed grossly out of touch by mentioning servants reading it and it didn't help his case. LCL was a bit of an attack on the impotence of the upper class and the lawyer was oblivious to the context of his remarks.