[Raynor]

Originally Posted by davem

I think this is the point - Galadriel's motives may be right, her heart may be in the right place, but her methods are ultimately those of the Enemy.

But that is exactly what makes the difference - the motives, because, as Tolkien states in Letter #155, both the good side and the evil one use the same means of magic.

Its interesting that when the ultimate Machine (the One) is destroyed so is Lorien

She had to depart, sooner or later; she realised the age of Men has come at last and it was about time she left.

So even though the "state of things" in Middle Earth is cursed by Melkor's taint, it is nevertheless the way things are, and to try to stop them is to part from wisdom.

I disagree with the "larger" meaning of your words - we are bound to fight the marring, which is the most formidable attack on Eru's creation. The marring is present everywhere; while in some places it is stronger (due to various factors in the past) and one could move to a "better" place, you can't escape it altogether - so you have to "fight" it, by whatever means available. Galadriel's influence on her surroundings is far less Machinistic than the very machines Men are bound to use in the history of their progress; her relation is one of cherishing, not of antagony.