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Being emotionally available is underrated (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/lotrmemes@midwest.social
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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I agree with a lot of what you say, but your last line is ridiculous. Everyone in LotR was armed to the teeth, and that was no hindrance to expressing their feelings for one another.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Its not about the weapons it's about the weapon culture. In the LOTR they respected the weapons and their purpose, simple.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I'm not sure how that is different. They had same sort of awe for weapons that a lot of weapon hobbyists do. Hell, I remember reading about/seeing ceremonial and decorative weapons in LOTR.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Pretty sure the goodly people like humans, elves, dwarves, and Hobbits didn't mow down their own kids with crossbows on a regular basis like we do with our guns.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Historically there's been a shitload of children slaughtered with swords and arrows.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    During war. Really reaching aren't we.

    And completely ignoring the fact there are modern countries in the world today where children are not regularly shot to death in school.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    During war also. Unless you were under the assumption there weren't killings and shit outside of war during medieval times or something.

    there are modern countries in the world today where children are not regularly shot to death in school.

    I'm not ignoring it at all. You just hadn't added that caveat before. You were just talking about people using weapons to kill their kids which did regularly did happen swords and crossbows. It's not like people have changed for the better.

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