Except for the dodgy, bitchy take on Liberals, which should be directed at the extremists only, this is a good criticism of a rather idiotic article about The Lord of the Rings‘ purported racist undertones.
I mean, hell, I thought the temptation for evil was something that haunted every character in the story, from Gandalf to Frodo to Boromir… of course, in the logic of fantasy, species are usually aligned with good or evil in general, the same way race used to be (and in many places still is) linked to something like good or evil in the public imagination. But I think the fall and eventual necessity of rescue of the Shire is one of those indicators that evil can encroach anywhere, anytime, if we are all of us not vigilant.
PC. People just being critical to sound critical. Next someone will be touting that old David Brin criticism (wasn’t it?) about how Tolkien and political systems, and how George Lucas is an anti-democratic SOB. Pfffft. Pft. Pt.