The spice must flow
Harkonnen was only appointed to manage a war, and to decapitate the only threat to the imperial throne.
Just like in real life!
People seem surprised that Herbert did draw inspiration from real life events. Dune is losely based on Russian imperialism in the Muslim Caucasus region. Which is also a region rich in oil deposits. This isn’t Herbert seeing the future as much as history repeating.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-secret-history-of-dune is an interesting read.
I mean, the savior in the story is literally called the Mahdi, which is also the savior in Shia Islam.
The Mahdi is a universally accepted prophesy, and one many pretenders have attempted.
Most are on par with the Leader of the Boxer Rebellion on that they never read the details behind said prophecy.
Sunni Islam as well
Almost like America has been doing this for decades, regardless of which of the 2 parties are in power.
Keeping with the story, if only Iran had a white savior to come and free them! /s
I’m not saying you have to be on drugs to imagine space sex ninjas on cocaine planet, but I am saying something was on.
Just your average dream when taking melatonin
Is there a drug that gives you visions of the future?
Raw milk.
Snorting crude oil
Peyote
Herbert was on spice when he was writing Dune in 1965 because how else he could see the future of the USA?
Look at its past.
Possibly because history tends to repeat itself. Especially in case of US starting conflicts there. Could easily see the Operation Ajax being what he based the book on.
Same with cyberpunk lore. Often that reads like current events, but in the end it’s extrapolation of events back then mixed with knowledge of history.
Well the red flags have always been there from the beginning but the people chose to look the other way, considering the genocide of Native Americans had been a policy since the beginning.
This made me giggle in the best way possible
Whatever drugs he was on, I want some. Just like one or two doses. So I can forget about all this bullshit for a little while. 😮💨
Listen, there may be a drug at the gas station called spice, but do NOT smoke it!
I prefer my spice vintage:
Will it help you forget or will it make you see every potential outcome?
We can resurrect this pile of shit
It’s well known that shrooms inspired him when he wrote the Dune series.
It was not known to me but based just on the description of melange and how Paul saw reality after taking it, it should have been obvious
Frank Herbert and Philip K. Dick were high as fuck and they were creative but very fucking stupid
How big is his dick, canonically
He’s got chode energy for sure
Frank was on that Algerian cinnamon
Corn. Beans. Why are hu-mans so tedious.
