Bread and Circuses | Iran Tries to Pacify Protest with ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy

By theFewture | Published: June 25, 2009

Via Slashdot:

Iranian state television's Channel Two is playing a Lord of the Rings marathon in an attempt to keep people inside watching hobbits and not protesting in the streets.

I wonder if there's a hidden, symbolic meaning to the Iranian government selecting that trilogy. Or, maybe the translation provided will provide one.

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