What did it represent?

wasn't it a physical manifestation of corruption?

Cigarettes.

A unitary government with no division of powers

It represents the word incel, and how literally everyone wants to own that word and use it to their own ends

Marriage.
Sauron is monogamy, the rest see him as this oppressive force who "enslaves" people under his regime. Because Tolkien doesn't have a coherent argument against monogamy, he pulls the MTGOW card and our heroes sail away.

>IT'S SYMBOLIC
kys personafag

Based but not sure if redpilled

I don't know, but Tolkien clearly thought it meant something, since he talked about real life orcs getting hold of rings of power.

Eagles

TAXES

pussy

the tragedy of man, the inevitable cycle that is c*ckholdry

I'm still saying it's materialism. What does the real life Sauron give to people to corrupt them? Money.

Niggerdom

Galadriel's feet

It represented a very evil ring that they had to destroy, that tested them

American foreskins, lost forever.

It represented a really powerful ring. Metaphors are for faggots.

All answers ITT are correct. Applicability.

this. mofos just don't understand how busted having power over power is.

Liquidity.