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We should all be grateful that Frodo Baggins escaped
the clutches of what passes for a public “education”
these days, or he might never have taken up his quest.
Notions such as “good” and “evil” have no place in the
post-modern relativist playground created by the liberal
do-gooders of the NEA. In their eyes, Sauron would be
just another misunderstood victim of a poor upbringing
who deserves our pity and understanding. And the Orcs
would be third-world victims of western imperialism
and genocide whose culture we should “celebrate”, rather
than evil (there’s that word again) creatures who should
be destroyed. Instead of consigning them to the prison
where they belong, the perpetrators of the nanny-state
would put them back on the street with a hot cup of
soup and a monthly welfare check to subsidize their
predations.
Of course the history of the ring has not been taught
in the schools for ages. In these days when the idea
of great men affecting the course of history has been
replaced by the politically correct doctrine of the
“history of the masses,” with its emphasis on the holy
trinity of race, class, and gender, the names of Gil-gilad
and Isildur are rarely mentioned, unless it is to denounce
them for the sin of racism or, even worse, sexism.
The recent events have signaled a return to seriousness
in the West. At this point, it is important to recognize
the wisdom of Reagandalf’s policy of resistance to Sauron.
Of course, the Democrats these days are quick to denounce
the treachery of their former leaders Saruman and Denethor,
but serious people will not forget that it was their
policy of appeasement that nearly led to the destruction
of the west. Keep this in mind when revisionist historians
claim that the fall of the Dark Lord would have been
inevitable regardless of the actions of the West, and
that the Reagandalf arms build-up did more harm than
good.
If there were any justice in this world, a statue of
Frodo would be erected in the center of Hobbiton, with
a glass of mead in one hand, a pipe in the other, and
Sting by his side. Unfortunately, such a statue would
no doubt violate some local prohibition on drinking
and smoking in public, as well as the carrying of concealed
weapons. Such are the times in which we live. Fortunately,
though, Frodo was too simple to understand that he was
a victim, and so he acted like, yes, a hero.