Yes, we, the modern society, are Denethor in this respect. We are committing suicide. The axis of evil that has locked us into Sauron's den is not the IMF in the larger context, but Adam Smith's feudal ideology of greed based economics. In the name of the laws of greed, we, society, have reopened the debtors prisons of the dark ages. If a company becomes overburdened with debt that cannot be paid, we shut it down regardless of the consequences for society. We throw the workers out into the street and deprive society of the products they produced.

By this radical process the debt becomes worthless while society locks itself into a prison cell a step at a time, destroying its means to exist, one step at a time. Society has destroyed itself so deeply in this manner, that 46 states of the USA are now so thoroughly bankrupt that vital services are being cut, hospitals closed, schools consolidated; in some states even jails are being emptied to save cost. We have created laws of the kind that give the energy and health care operators, for instance, a free hand to act like pirates and rob society at will, all in the name of profit, even at the expense of human life.

We see a great and tragic paradox unfolding. The once most productive, and thereby the richest nations on the planet, have been drawn into a mad rush to destroy their industries as though they were some evil thing, who are now forcing the rest of the world to supply them with their needs through imports and to pay for them as well in the form of 'investments.' Since this insane process is about to collapse, as civilization itself is being collapsed thereby, the powers that drive the process have expanded their axis of evil to include evermore physical force, intimidation by terror and threats, and so forth, in order to keep the process going a little longer at a horrendous human cost.

A rational person would call this devotion to Sauron's axis of evil, insanity. Unfortunately, the very corruption that flows through the axis redefines insanity as an ideal. It has redefined it for us so deeply that we have chosen greed based economics willingly, at Saurons' bidding, and cling to it while we are jumping headlong into the fire of our own creating. We are embracing greed based economics with both of our arms, having found life itself a worthless thing as Denethor declares before he leaps onto the flames of his pyre.

This comparison is not as far fetched as it may seem. Tolkien gave us a good look at ourselves in the saga. We find the process prominently represented in the saga where we see Sauron's vast empire existing entirely on the proceeds of forced enslavement. We see long wagon trains of 'imports' from other realms supplying Sauron's murderous hordes with the means for their existence. Denethor sees no escape from this vast imperial den. He sees no hope for life, nor even a purpose for living.  That is also what we see echoed in modern society as society stands ready once again to commit suicide by embracing the Martinist Beast-Man ideology instead of economic and cultural self-development. Living is no longer the purpose for living. That focus has become overlaid with power and greed. The light of life has been drained out of the human domain in the shadow of Sauron's axis of evil.

Shouldn't we rather embrace life and reestablish life-based economics, and enrich our economies and protect them, instead of destroying them, on which are physical existence depends? The entire ring saga is focused on reestablishing the light of life as something exceedingly precious and valuable. It is even seen as absolutely essential for human survival.

If Denethor had not been 'captivated' by Sauron's axis of evil that has corrupted his sanity, he would never have committed suicide. He would have lived and rejoiced. He would have seen help arriving for his kingdom. He would have seen the riders of Rohan, proudly being lead by their king Theoden, and witnessed their breaking of the siege by Sauron's forces. He would have seen his image in Theoden who fought and won, regardless of what the odds appeared to be. He fought, because that fight had to be won in order to preserve the world of humanity. As a man who is no longer 'boxed in', Theoden rides to the rescue of Minas Tirith  with all of his riders and fights and wins the battle decisively. Even though Theoden himself is killed in the process, his commitment to fight for human freedom turns the tide of Sauron's war towards the first great victory on the side of mankind.

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Stories about  Love from novels by Rolf A. F. Witzsche