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+++ #LARS EIDInGER lächelt ins #UNIVERSUM - was passiert dann? +++ 😎 🙂 😀 🌱 👍️
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prescient visions *horrify* him by showing catastrophic futures he wants to prevent.👈 #Herbert seems to be critiquing how messianic figures *enable* atrocities, not celebrating them. Similarly, the #BeneGesserit aren't painted as straightforward villains—they're morally complex, and #LadyJessica embodies genuine care alongside institutional manipulation.
Here's what's crucial:
👉Paul's rise is fundamentally a story of resistance against a fascistic occupying force.👈The #Harkonnen..
@orionkidder
*A Critique of #FrankHerbert's #Dune Saga*
You've raised important points about context, and you're right that the #BeneGesserit are morally compromised manipulators whose #Eugenic project deserves scrutiny. Your reminder that #Paul and the Bene Gesserit aren't simple heroes is genuinely valuable— #Herbert absolutely subverts the "chosen one" trope.
However, I'd gently push back on a few specifics. Paul isn't presented as a #Hitler admirer; rather, 👉his...