I actually see much more of the colonialist/imperialist approach in Dune, and that remembers me the actual empires and colonizers, such as British empire or US empire. But, as a criticism on every state/war machine and hero mythology, Dune applies very well to ussr and Lenin, as well as to the whole movement of national identity that began with French revolution. Paul Atreides is not only Lenin, but JFK, Winston Churchill, Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, etc. Every leader painted as savior of something but actually slave to the logic of the empire. So funny that anyone nowadays links tyranny to ussr (frankly, a dead dog) as if it's the utmost example. It shows that american propaganda worked very well on american or americanized minds
I agree, to me the core of the criticism is the futility of using colonial tools in order to dismantle colonialism. While Paul only has good intentions for Arrakis, he has been groomed since childhood to be a colonial leader, taught how to exploit their populations for profit. He tries using the messiah myth to give rise to a revolution against colonialism, but instead he simply recreates it with different owners. His upbringing as a member of the owner class gave him the tools of power that he used to get into power, but these tools themselves cannot lead to the abolishment of the system. Aka, you can’t use colonialism to get rid of colonialism.
I’d say gods and goddesses bless the survivors of the violence and theft of every empire. Be it the native people of the Americas (which is not a country, surprisingly), the Palestinians, the citizens of former colonies all over the world.
Let's not forget KGB and the Bene Gesserit: Both specialized in manipulation and gathering secrets. But the KGB never mastered the "Voice," they just used good old-fashioned blackmail.
I actually see much more of the colonialist/imperialist approach in Dune, and that remembers me the actual empires and colonizers, such as British empire or US empire. But, as a criticism on every state/war machine and hero mythology, Dune applies very well to ussr and Lenin, as well as to the whole movement of national identity that began with French revolution. Paul Atreides is not only Lenin, but JFK, Winston Churchill, Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, etc. Every leader painted as savior of something but actually slave to the logic of the empire. So funny that anyone nowadays links tyranny to ussr (frankly, a dead dog) as if it's the utmost example. It shows that american propaganda worked very well on american or americanized minds
I agree, to me the core of the criticism is the futility of using colonial tools in order to dismantle colonialism. While Paul only has good intentions for Arrakis, he has been groomed since childhood to be a colonial leader, taught how to exploit their populations for profit. He tries using the messiah myth to give rise to a revolution against colonialism, but instead he simply recreates it with different owners. His upbringing as a member of the owner class gave him the tools of power that he used to get into power, but these tools themselves cannot lead to the abolishment of the system. Aka, you can’t use colonialism to get rid of colonialism.
God bless America
I’d say gods and goddesses bless the survivors of the violence and theft of every empire. Be it the native people of the Americas (which is not a country, surprisingly), the Palestinians, the citizens of former colonies all over the world.
Also, "Kwisatz Haderach" in mangled Hebrew is "a jump on the road", which sounds to me like a 5 year plan in 2 years.
Let's not forget KGB and the Bene Gesserit: Both specialized in manipulation and gathering secrets. But the KGB never mastered the "Voice," they just used good old-fashioned blackmail.
KGBene Gesserit?
Kwisatz Gesserit Bene
The main pic lollll
indeed quite lmao