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Conservatism is about permanence.

Plurmo
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Dec 4 2012, 5:01pm


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Conservatism is about permanence. [In reply to] Can't Post

Middle-earth is the context here.

For the high elves, obssessed as they were with the problem of fading, preservation from undesirable change was the main objective of their ring making. As such their three Rings of Power were conservative in nature.

With Saruman positioning himself as a multiculturalist playing politics of grievance in order to become a tyrant ruling over peoples without shared memory apart from imagined or amplified (by the ruler) grievances there would be no use (for him) of conservative rings of Power.

Middle-earth is the context.

Subject User Time
Why didn't Saruman take Narya from Gandalf? Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 28 2012, 4:28pm
    From the Unfinished Tales: DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 28 2012, 4:55pm
        That just makes it all the more curious! Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 28 2012, 5:27pm
            Assuming Saruman did know of the Ring, I can think of several reasons why he didn't take it DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 28 2012, 6:14pm
                2 and 3 sound good to me. // Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 29 2012, 5:09pm
    Narya and the Ruby Slippers Lissuin Send a private message to Lissuin Nov 28 2012, 6:42pm
    One word.... ForestPark Nov 28 2012, 10:45pm
    Saruman: Gandalf, lay down your Ring ElendilTheShort Send a private message to ElendilTheShort Nov 29 2012, 12:35am
        Uhhh, Lissuin Send a private message to Lissuin Nov 29 2012, 7:06am
            You had me! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 29 2012, 10:45am
                "Look! Here's someone who can help you!" Lissuin Send a private message to Lissuin Nov 29 2012, 6:01pm
    Two things zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Nov 29 2012, 6:26am
    Narya is the quintessential conservative Ring Plurmo Send a private message to Plurmo Nov 29 2012, 3:09pm
        I have no idea if this is serious or a joke. Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 29 2012, 5:04pm
            Just to clarify... Eye's on Guard Send a private message to Eye's on Guard Nov 30 2012, 6:26am
                Fair enough. Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 30 2012, 5:08pm
        Conservatism is about permanence. Plurmo Send a private message to Plurmo Dec 4 2012, 5:01pm
            Saruman begrudged Gandalf having the ring to the extent that it drove a wedge between them Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Dec 7 2012, 12:52am
                You seem to be thinking about an earlier Saruman, Plurmo Send a private message to Plurmo Dec 7 2012, 5:47pm

 
 
 

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