After reading the book having grown up on the movies, the bit that always struck me as strange and seemingly out of place was when Saruman "fell" and then became "Sharky", in a section of the book that focused around overrunning the Hobbit lands and implementing "small government" tyranny with replaced mayors and shit.

The name seems out of place until you think Sharky, Loan Shark, "Jew" / Khazar.

Having fallen from his "tower" in a metaphorical sense, and in the movie's extended cut the literal sense, he goes straight back to the first step of the plan, moving on to another land, trying to crush and dominate small villages to implement fake grass roots (many) color revolutions, to effectively lead his opposition himself... even when his intent and behaviour and tyranny is outright known by the population themselves.

It was only once "the people" fought back on a real grassroots level that Saruman's propaganda and thus the war was truly destroyed.

All the spectacle, the world wars, the global hidden councils, all stripped away, bringing it back to the simplest battle "The People Vs. Tyranny". Local patriots destroying corrupt government.

It all makes much more sense thinking about the story as real political intrigue, and it's an aspect that doesn't get talked about enough.

Curious to see hear your take, Qanaut!

After reading the book having grown up on the movies, the bit that always struck me as strange and seemingly out of place was when Saruman "fell" and then became "Sharky", in a section of the book that focused around overrunning the Hobbit lands and implementing "small government" tyranny with replaced mayors and shit.

The name seems out of place until you think Sharky, Loan Shark, "Jew" / Khazar.

Having fallen from his "tower" in a metaphorical sense, and in the movie's extended cut the literal sense, he goes straight back to the first step of the plan, moving on to another land, trying to crush and dominate small villages to implement fake grass roots (many) color revolutions, to effectively lead his opposition himself... even when his intent and behaviour and tyranny is outright known by the population themselves.

It was only once "the people" fought back on a real grassroots level that Saruman's propaganda and thus the war was truly destroyed.

All the spectacle, the world wars, the global hidden councils, all stripped away, bringing it back to the simplest battle "The People Vs. Tyranny". Local patriots destroying corrupt government.

It's an aspect that doesn't get talked about enough.

Curious to see hear your take, Qanaut!

After reading the book having grown up on the movies, the bit that always struck me as strange and seemingly out of place was when Saruman "fell" and then became "Sharky", in a section of the book that focused around overrunning the Hobbit lands and implementing "small government" tyranny with replaced mayors and shit.

The name seems out of place until you think Sharky, Loan Shark, "Jew" / Khazar.

Having fallen from his "tower" in a metaphorical sense, and in the movie's extended cut the literal sense, he goes straight back to the first step of the plan, moving on to another land, trying to crush and dominate small villages to implement fake grass roots (many) color revolutions, to effectively lead his opposition himself... even when his intent and behaviour and tyranny is outright known by the population themselves.