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Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba
To exonerate Melkor is... well... doesnt it sort of defeat the point? Tolkien called him the 'Dark Lord', 'Black Enemy', 'The Constrainer' and other such 'not particularly nice' terms. He's quite obviously the 'bad guy'.
To use his 'charismatic skills' in being able to subdue his servants is not a great argument. It is commonly known that people like Hitler, Genghis Khan and others who wanted great power (and aren't considered terribly nice fellows) were very charismatic and were able to subdue their followers.
I will not deny that this is a skill that could be put to good use if the bearer so chose. The bottom line is that Melkor chose not to and so fell from might. Admire such qualities in themselves, if you wish, but it by no means justifies slaughter and war.
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Wrong wrong. Melkor had no choice but to be as Eru created him to be, the anger in his heart came from the knowledge that he must continue down that dark path, for the bonds that Eru laid upon him were strong indeed. To say that others are greater and better because they 'chose' good is only vanity. Humble yourself, and thank Eru for putting it in your heart, the command, the spirit of "good" which motvaites you and makes you who you are. It is a sin for you to set yourself up on Eru's throne and say that you did that for your self. Are you Eru? Are you the designer and master of the fates of the World? because I do not think that you are. If you chose Good, you but work out the design of THE ONE.
Even under your own belief, you cannot complete the circle.
See now the revelation of the Secret Truth of Melkor. For in Melkor there is no contridiction. No endless seeking. In Melkor, there is completness.