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Dune rule (kolektiva.social)
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alt textPoster for Dune movie showing a sandworm. Text says: Space Fascists and Sand Penises (smaller text: Also worm poop is cocaine or something, IDK)

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[-] arymandias@feddit.de 11 points 11 months ago

In my head Paul (and the Fremen) are more similar to the Mongol Empire, violent and conquering but not fascist. But I stopped reading after part 2 and it has been a while

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 6 points 11 months ago

They would be considered fascists, yeah.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They are dictators in a despotic government; but what about the Atredies was fascist? They famously listened to their people. They literally incorporated people that were not part of their race, religion or species and treated them as equal. That's not fascism.

Do they do something in the other books that's fascist? I've only ever read the first one.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The genocide, literal imperialism, and holy warring doesn't count as enough for you?

I was more talking about the Mongols, personally, who famously killed anyone that resisted, but idk, I don't think you need to be talking about converting everything to the state to be fascistic.

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