I’m pretty sure the author of Dune, frank herbert, has explicitly stated that the fremen are based on the PLO and some other Arab liberation groups, maybe the Iranian revolution idk I’m sure the quotes are easy to look up
FH: Yes. You see, Western man has assumed that if you have…that all you need for any problem is enough force, power, and that there is no problem which won’t submit to this approach, even the problem of our own ignorance.
WM: (Laughter)
FH: Which, you see, throws it out the window right there because it is an asinine assumption, and it is the basic fallacy of Western man’s approach to living. Now, I’m not saying that we immediately drop this and adopt a vendetta…
WM: Although that might not be a bad idea.
FH: No, we need what I would call a science of wisdom.
Talking about the Bene Gesserit:
FH: They want power in a specific way. You know, I’ve always been amazed by the statement or by the label of psychological warfare. There can be no such thing as psychological warfare…if you develop a psychological weapon sufficiently that it is destructive to any potential enemy, it will destroy you with the enemy…it’s a two-edged sword without a handle, and if you grab it hard enough to wield it, you’re going to…
WM: It’s self destructive.
FH: Yes.
Makes me think of the western leaders who appear to be at the point of believing their own lies.
I’m pretty sure the author of Dune, frank herbert, has explicitly stated that the fremen are based on the PLO and some other Arab liberation groups, maybe the Iranian revolution idk I’m sure the quotes are easy to look up
Haven’t found such in a brief search. I did find this so far, which was interesting:
http://www.sinanvural.com/seksek/inien/tvd/tvd2.htm
Talking about the Bene Gesserit:
Makes me think of the western leaders who appear to be at the point of believing their own lies.