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      The whole Atreides family are an unruly bunch: Paul’s son Leo II is called the tyrant, Paul is overthrown by his sister Alia.

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        Someone is an imperial sympathizer. You just believe his golden path story? Sounds like spice hallucinations to me

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          Not just him, the Bene Gesserit knew the same thing, so did other factions. Would the others work? Unlikely.

          Spice was finite, it was used to travel, once the spice ran out, it was only time until humanity was ended.

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    All of the aristocracy sucks, the people are fucked no matter who’s in power. Yes, I’m still talking about Dune, why?

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      The Landsraad, very powerful group, folks, very elite. All the Great Houses, the best of the best, believe me. Tremendous influence, incredible deals, they knew how to keep the Emperor in check, checks and balances, very important. Some people say it’s like the Senate, but smarter. More glamorous. Way more effective. These were major players, House Atreides, House Corrino, all of them, very classy. They knew strategy, they knew loyalty, and they didn’t let one man have all the power. Quite frankly, we could learn a lot from the Landsraad. Incredible negotiators. Winners. Total winners!

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    Didn’t Herbert specifically write Heretic because people mistook Paul as the hero?

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    In my head, Paul was a Messianic, Bhuddist, and Devilish character. The KH was bred to return humanity to its full potential of self adaptation and exploration rather than be restricted by the powers of prescience or reliant on machines thinking for them. Innovation had stagnated following the B Jihad and the over use of spice had lead to human evolution being controlled by the imperium.

    I forgot where I was going with this.