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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
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Thanks for the link!
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Originally Posted by Bb
Another topic which Tolkien and Morris shared was their interest in social organisation, although the two differed in the direction of their political thought.
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Speaking of which, the article from which I'm deriving all this info touches on government.
Nowhere is an anarchist society. Tolkien's Shire has hardly any government. His Letter #63 says famously,
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Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control....
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Tolkien believed that socialism was synonymous with state control and interference; interestingly,
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Morris predicted just such an outcome in his 1893 lecture "Communism," arguing that Fabian "gas and water" socialism would lead to a soulless, state-run future. Morris's argument is reflected in Tolkien's statement: "I am not a 'socialist' in any sense --- being averse to 'planning' [...] most of all because the 'planners', when they acquire power, become so bad" (Letters 235).
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