And the author of this article is tying himself into a pretzel trying to absolve Tolkien of this great shame.

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[–] 30 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I feel you. It would sound silly if I said I can’t read the Prince because Machiavelli was a bad guy

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Also, The Prince is highly sarcastic but is a good notice to anyone living in what might become a horrible place about what to avoid in leaders.

    Funny how the Republican party match up with his qualifications.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    What's the case for The Prince being sarcastic? I realize it's quite different from his Discourses on Livy, but I've read it as being more of a "extreme measures for an extreme situation" kind of deal. He does write in the Discourses that a sufficiently corrupted society could require a monarch using extreme and unusual means.

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