Have you ever wondered whether it was wise of Elrond to commit the Elves to the coalition fighting the Global War on Sauron? Given the results for the Elves, might it not have been better to hold themselves back from the GWOS and seek a negotiated peace? After all, unlike those hasty, testosterone-poisoned Men and militaristic Dwarves, the Elves had the historical perspective to understand Sauron’s rightful grievances; shouldn’t they have accepted their duty to meet with Sauron without preconditions in an effort to hear his concerns and reach a solution with which everyone could be happy? Certainly, the Elves had the historical perspective to see the longstanding racism and other deep-seated sins of their coalition partners, and of their own community as well; how could they commit themselves to such bloodshed for the sake of such a thoroughly flawed set of societies when the path of peace was available to them?If these considerations have ever bothered you, or if you’re sufficiently open-minded to give them their proper weight, know that you are not alone; a distinguished panel of geopolitical experts recently sat down to discuss them. Their conversation merits serious attention from all thoughtful students of international relations and the history of warfare.
While this post may command only a wee bit of esoteric interest, the answer is quite simple: Elrond knew the time had come to risk all to rid the Middle Earth once and for all of the evil illuminati Sauron and his born-for-war army. And it didn’t hurt that his daughter was ready to marry the King. 😉
Well, yes, I know that. 🙂 Just a wee bit of satire to brighten up the day a bit.
Gosh, I just figured it was a feint for the real motive of elvish colonialism. Thereby the “elder-race” would be able to carry out there manifest destiny to of bringing enlightenment to the lesser races.
Alan
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