Common sense from Eowyn (LOTR)

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I think makes a basic point about the self defence aspecs of RTBA.

Short - good, no time to turn off the message if some one is a fence sitter.

Quote from the best english liturature to come out of the 20th century - very good. It may make the reader think of RTBA issues when reading Lord of the Rings(or watching the movies).
 
Was wondering when someone would pull Eowyn's line for 2A/self defense. Nice!

(Nitpick note: Tolkien's original line was "those who have not swords". But the movie line flows better.)
 
Was wondering when someone would pull Eowyn's line for 2A/self defense. Nice!
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Me too! Awesome!!!!!

Is that going to be available as a t-shirt, maybe, hint, hint, hint??????

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I did a search of the last part of the quote and Ayn Rand popped up. Anybody know who came up with it first? Tolkien or Rand?
 
I didn't find any Rand quotes like that - I think it was Tolkien alone. Actually that whole passage is good. I couldn't find it in a cursory search, but the warden of the houses of healing is commenting that it is strange that a man so skilled in war would also be a healer (Aragorn).

"It needs but one foe to breed a war, not two, Master Warden. And those who have not swords can still die upon them. Would you have the folk of Gondor gather you herbs only, while the Dark Lord gathers armies?"
 
My bad another quote was attributed to Rand that was in the same article as that one.
 
Speaking of popular movies,

and their RKBA stand, have you noticed that every single student at Hogwarts carries a lethal weapon all the time?

PS: Another excellent one, Oleg.
 
Y'know, my sister's name is Eowyn.
No joke.
She's 19, too, so it was before the movies.
I'm in a family of nerds.
 
and their RKBA stand, have you noticed that every single student at Hogwarts carries a lethal weapon all the time?

PS: Another excellent one, Oleg.
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I've often wondered about that. I'm a big HP fan, and I find it surprising that JK Rowling, being from England, would have every single witch and wizard in her story have tools that can be used to kill. RLsnow is right that it depends on the user, but that is the case with guns too. Guns are just tools. One can use them for evil and murder, or to protect people. OR even just to acquire food, or just for fun and sport, like target shooting. It's the same with wands in HP. They are just tools that can be used for good, bad, fun, and necessity. It's the user that makes the choice to be evil or not. It's not the wand's fault that some kill. Just like in real life, it's not the gun's fault that some use them to murder. I think that JK Rowlings picture of wizards in relation to wands is actually exactly how real life should be. The ownership of a wand by every witch or wizard from young adulthood up never comes into question. It's being taught how to use it properly and justly that is the focus, and the blame for using a wand for evil is placed on the user. It should be that way with guns in real life.
 
One of your best, lately.

and their RKBA stand, have you noticed that every single student at Hogwarts carries a lethal weapon all the time?
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Ever watched Pokemon? That Ash kid travels with a fire breathing dragon.

I'd be hard pressed to make a choice between my P220 and a creature that can fly, breath fire, stomp people and claw open the sides of buildings or cars.

All Pokemon can deal out the damage and kids as young as 7 to 8 can carry whatever they can get a hold of.

If Pokemon were real, and as presented in the series, there would be virtually no crime. Almost everybody is "armed" with some kind of creature or another.
 
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