Tolkien Describes 21st Century America

 

“The Men of Númenor were settled far and wide on the shores and seaward regions of the Great Lands, but for the most part they fell into evils and follies. Many became enamoured of the Darkness and the black arts; some were given over wholly to idleness and ease, and some fought among themselves, until they were conquered in their weakness by the wild men.”

 

  - Faramir speaking to Frodo, Chapter 5 “The Window on the West,” Book Four of The Two Towers