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   Steve Hayes to tkoenig@netcologne.de   
   Re: What could Aragorn have done with th   
   12 Feb 16 11:49:17   
   
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   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 08:25:26 +0000 (UTC), Thomas Koenig   
    wrote:   
      
   >Steve Hayes  schrieb:   
   >> On 10 Feb 2016 22:49:55 GMT, Sandman  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>I think the graphic is more a method to illustrate the creators view on   
   their   
   >>>political standpoints, and not necessarily referencing an actual "enemy   
   weapon"   
   >>>that is presented before them. I.e. if they were at the council of Elrond,   
   >>>Sanders would be more like Aragorn and Clinton more like Boromir. Again, in   
   the   
   >>>view of the creator of that graphic.   
   >   
   >> Yes. It depicts the perceived attitudes of Sanders and Clinton.   
   >   
   >And what attitudes (perceived by whom?) are these?   
      
   The attitudes of Aragorn and Boromir perceived by those who believe   
   that the attitude of Bernie Sanders resembles the former and the   
   attitude of Hilary clinton resembles the latter.   
      
      
      
      
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