>Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord of the Rings had a very medieval philosophy: that if the king was a good man, the land would prosper. We look at real history and it’s not that simple. Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesn’t ask the question: What was Aragorn’s tax policy? Did he maintain a standing army? What did he do in times of flood and famine? And what about all these orcs? By the end of the war, Sauron is gone but all of the orcs aren’t gone – they’re in the mountains. Did Aragorn pursue a policy of systematic genocide and kill them? Even the little baby orcs, in their little orc cradles?
Now that the dust has settled, was this a bit much?
He brings an immensely practical, quintessentially American perspective to the genre.
However we can now see the impact of that perspective.
Brandon Edwards
Americans truly are depraved
Kayden Butler
why is this quote memed about so much? He's not really throwing Tolkien under the bus so much as he's just illustrating how his works differ from his. The dude constantly goes on and on about how much he respects Tolkien and how his works, especially how he dealt with magic, inspired him. was it autism?
Asher Barnes
Europeans are poor in wealth, Americans poor in spirit.
Daniel Roberts
>"Ruling is hard" >"Tywin got rich because of gold mines lol"
You've misunderstood the Dutch Curse. Plenty of resource-rich countries have poor standards of living for ordinary people, but an elite who are living large exploiting that resource at others' expense. That's the Lannisters. The land around Casterly rock is probably full of shit eating peasants whose job it is to mine gold for their rulers.
Gabriel Moore
sounds like a positive to me
Thomas Baker
What was the Night King's tax policy?
Isaac Gonzalez
>systematic genocide to creatures made from mud. From what I remember, didn't Saruman create orcs from mud?
Ethan Watson
we will never know, he was assassinated before he took office
William Long
>Finishing a book is hard. This was maybe my answer to my fans
Angel Reyes
It's me memed because the implication is that he views himself as Tolkiens peer.
Thomas Moore
They're still living creatutes even if they werent squeezed out of some meat curtains
Christopher Sullivan
They were supposedly Elves that became corrupted generations ago. Doesn't explain the dirt farming though.
Mason Powell
A lot of talk but when it comes down to it, GRRM just likes writing about the fine details of the food his characters are eating
Jayden Scott
he has said that he is not tolkien and his world is not tolkien's levels of depth.
Owen Murphy
>Dutch curse Oh yeah, the Saudi Arabia curse
Juan Cox
underrated post
Jack Clark
Yeah it pisses me off how much he goes on about food. Exactly how many times does he have to mention spiced wine per book?
Grayson Young
Stop making this goddamn thread every single fucking day you fucking moron
How is that the implication? The interviewer literally asked him point-blank how his works compare to Tolkien, he didn't just say this randomly. Besides, he's gone on record saying that while he respects being compared to Tolkien given how influential he is, he doesn't think it's a good comparison given how different their writing styles are.
Joshua Diaz
It’s completely unfunny and stupid. >hurf durf that’s a meme!!!!! Eat shit
Gabriel Adams
the dirt farming was a Jackson addition. looked pretty fucking cool though
Hunter Barnes
"No fun allowed!" You, a homosexual
Xavier Phillips
>Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Mr. Simpson whom, as much as I razz him, I do admire. The Seed and Feed had a very medieval philosophy: that if the owner was a good man, the shop would prosper. We look at real history and it’s not that simple. Chuck can say that Sneed became owner and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Chuck doesn’t ask the question: What was Sneed’s tax policy? Did he maintain a stock of gummy bears? What did he do in times of high PH soil? And what about all these tobaccos? By the end of the episode, Simpsons farm is gone but all of the Tomaccos aren’t gone – they’re in bushels across Springfield. Did Homer pursue a policy of systematic genocide and kill them? Even the little baby tomaccos, in their little tomacco bushels?
