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Being emotionally available is underrated (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/lotrmemes@midwest.social

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[–] Rwaterhouse@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (3 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.

[–] boletus@sh.itjust.works 34 points 10 months 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.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm sure any gun nut will happily tell you how much they respect guns.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months 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.

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Thank you, very nicely put into context.

[–] Rwaterhouse@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

This is nonsense

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 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.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months 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.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Well yeah it was a war. Everyone was armed to the teeth because war. Except in the shire where nobody was armed because peaceful land of homes.