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Fair enough. If you have any questions or want to talk, I would love to. You could also keep an eye on this site, I say so because i will soon be a contributor. It has plenty of articles for info already. https://practicaldistributism.com/

Not at all, and in fact I will engage with you if you like, I also enjoy those discussions. Time is hard to come by at the moment but if you are ok with a SLOW discussion, I will do so.

Great post sir, and thanks for cutting it down as I also must be brief. The main topic was not to argue for Distributism so much as show its connection to Tolkien's Shire. Your objections have been addressed in detail by others but I will not do so here (due to time) just some quick thoughts...

I think you are correct. They represent a "positive" theme of humanity allowing a place like the Shire to endure. Yet it even fails in the end.

For sure, and I agree. It fit too much information into one article. It attempts to communicate distributism, its history, and how Tolkien incorporated it all at once. It would have been reduced had it been written to a audience familiar with Distributism, but most are not. Capitalisms...

A political scientist, wonderful! Just the kind of people I enjoy discussing with. I would love to hear any response or thoughts that you might have on Distributism or otherwise. Might I link you to another article i wrote, that might also be though provoking?

Agreed, and i think that was what Tolkien was in many ways attempting to do, show the ideal. Yet, even the Shire was corrupted.

My latest article in The Postil Magazine explores the Catholic and Biblical influences on Distributism and its significant impact on The Shire. https://www.thepostil.com/catholicism-tolkien-and-distributist-hobbits/

Christian Themes in Middle-earth: Self-Sacrifice and Choosing Good by Jeb Smith Christian Themes in Middle-earth: Self-Sacrifice and Choosing Good

The first in a series on Christian influences on Tolkien's work was published in Fellowship and Fairydust Magazine. Christian Themes in Middle-earth – Fellowship & Fairydust

Part 2! https://fellowdustmag.com/2025/03/08/the-medieval-environmentalism-of-j-r-r-tolkien-the-shire/

Thank you for reading, and love the Pun!

My latest work in F and F examines the remarkable similarities between real trees and Tolkien's Ents. https://fellowdustmag.com/2025/02/26/the-ents-among-us/

Democracy of the Dead: A Brief Examination of Tolkien's Views on Tradition in Middle-earth. https://bibliotecanatalie.com/home/f/democracy-of-the-dead?fbclid=IwY2xjawIDp1dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHU7G4A58YFQ1cDzyWITEWAvSRug02-q6sa9ZTTKKr-nGWCHtHPiXtor4tQ_aem_81RuBz-teCtV2soTkaBgSA

https://bibliotecanatalie.com/home/f/politics-in-shire