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I think they seee themselves as the declining Elven kingdoms and Middle Earth and they see the US as The Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

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.cnI redruM wrote: I think they seee themselves as the declining Elven kingdoms and Middle Earth and they see the US as The Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

They may see themselves as the Elven kingdoms, but in reality they're more like The Shire, full of rustics intent on living a comfortable life in isolation from the outside world.