Tolkein said that LotR doesn't include political or social commentary. Gandalf is not Jesus, Sauron is not Satan, it's not pro-liberal pro-conservative. It's just a good story. Sit back and read (or watch.)
THANK YOU. I was thinking I was the only person reading this thread who had a bit of common sense and didn't feel the need the claim a treasured work of literature for my own ideology.