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That said, what makes *Dune* not just a “White Savior” narrative is that Herbert looks at the flip side of the oppressed people’s myth. Be careful becoming a Messiah, young man, you might just be following the script and mouthing the lines of a coven of witches! — PolitiTweet.org

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We should ask what Herbert is trying to tell us with all this. *Dune* is, superficially, a “White Savior” narrative, in which the chosen son of the elite “goes native” and leads an oppressed, non-White people to freedom, literally becoming their “Space Jesus” in the process. — PolitiTweet.org

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Brahmin claims not to have read *Dune*, as he’s demonstrated that in his latest commentary (😂). But the pair actually have a lot in common. As they say, “great minds think alike.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Intriguingly, Frank Herbert’s understanding of myth and the “collective unconscious”—as *consciously* created, often for sinister and diabolical aims—is very similar to @MarkBrahmin’s. — PolitiTweet.org

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Villeneuve brings the Missionaria Protectiva back into the story in his latest version, though subtly. — PolitiTweet.org

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David Lynch leaves the “Missionaria Protectiva” out of his notorious (though, imho, really enjoyable) 1984 film. In this way, Paul isn’t turning the Bene Gesserit’s sinister myth against them; Paul *is* the Messiah, and we, the audience, are in the same position as the Freman. — PolitiTweet.org

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Though it is the Freman who really believe in the Messiah, they are ultimately just acting out a script written for them by the Bene Gesserit. IOW, they believe in someone else’s Messiah. Fascinatingly, Paul will turn the Gesserit’s own myth against the Sisterhood in the end. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Gesserit” sounds a lot like “Jesuit,” of course—and there is strong Roman Catholic costuming for the Imperium in Villeneuve’s version—but “Gesserit” has stronger commonalities with Judaism. — PolitiTweet.org

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These myths might “brew” for centuries, influencing cultures and peoples, before coming to fruition and serving the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood and their vision of the future. It is a “protective” mission, after all. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

One of the most fascinating and unappreciated ideas in Frank Herbert’s *Dune* is the “Missionaria Protectiva.” This is, essentially, a myth or (self-fulfilling) prophecy that the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood plants in cultures throughout the galaxy. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JucheSon Both, but mainly humanity loves it. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

@JucheSon Humanity didn’t resist it at all. Humanity loves it. — PolitiTweet.org

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I don’t even think they thought this would work. The audience for this desperate stunt was other liberals, who love the idea of going down shrieking. — PolitiTweet.org

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@GoyKeane I’m actually in a pretty good mood. Things are going as well as can be expected. — PolitiTweet.org

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Current mood https://t.co/Y5ClwxRVap — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

Agreed. But we shouldn’t let “humanity” off the hook! Appeals to “humanity” seem always to be a way of evading responsibility. At the end of the day, Greta, WE DID THIS! https://t.co/qrrmetfdVm — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Rampuburakku: https://t.co/KdoxWXBRwf — PolitiTweet.org

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@PoliticalProfi1 @AryasOf @area51elvis Hey, my comment was mostly a joke. I probably do have have some ‘80s nostalgia. Still stand by my point. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AryasOf Ok, Zoomer. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jnadcyn https://t.co/UGZQnjaSGr — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

I really liked Villeneuve’s *Dune*; there’s a lot to admire about it. But don’t tell me that it equaled the visionary potential—not to mention camp and fun—of David Lynch’s misunderstood masterpiece. A flawed film, to be sure, but far from bad film. https://t.co/1TjggIV41g — PolitiTweet.org

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I thought it was impossible, but Hunter Biden just became more awesome. https://t.co/Z6lX5kOrnM — PolitiTweet.org

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@AryasOf Fair enough. I do hope they make the complete book. — PolitiTweet.org

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@WindyCornfield Yes, I did. And I thought Timothy Chalamet was really good as Paul, a “sensitive young man” type, but you could see the grand ambition under the surface. The film’s beautiful…but it just seemed a bit hallow. I’ll watch again, in a theater next time. — PolitiTweet.org

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*Dune* (1984) is still my favorite version of *Dune* on screen. Many disagree with me—including that film’s director! — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m just not buying it. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

This is a distinction without much of a difference. He’s still appealing to the American conservatards, who have nothing to offer him. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

Imagine hailing from a literary tradition like Russia’s, and when you’re tasked with speaking on human nature, you quote Ann Coulter. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

Imagine hailing from literary tradition like Russia’s, and when you’re tasked with speaking on human nature, you quote Ann Coulter. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Spencer @RichardBSpencer

The influence of American conservatism on European nationalists can’t be underestimated—and is entirely destructive. Is Putin gonna get offered a show on Newsmax after this? — PolitiTweet.org