Gildor Inglorion

[Curufin]

Originally Posted by CAB

The root problem is that Gildor doesn't think he has "a foot in this race". He should have had some care for all the thousands of people who were in danger of falling under Sauron. The fact that he doesn't give more aid is merely the result of this problem.

Why should he care?

I would argue that no one (including the hobbits) acted out of pure altruism because pure altruism is a myth. It doesn't exist. But I don't suppose this is the place to discuss that, even if I was inclined to. Given your defense of Gildor, I thought you might agree with me on this point.

I do agree with you on this point. My larger point is that everyone is acting out of self-interest, so accusing Gildor of doing so is a bit of a moot point. His self-interest is simply different than that of others.