/lit/ - Literature

>>17771619
Yeah, it is interesting. Like, the Bene Gesserit have all kinds of plans. There are plans within plans within plans, but one unexpected variable causes everything to blow up in their face. In Foundation though, it's almost like if the Bene Gesserit were the good guys.

Herbert distrusted centralized authority and conspiracies by powerful cliques and so on. If Herbert was alive today, politically I think he'd probably support Gary Johnson or someone like that, the American libertarian, and he would think Trump was good insofar that he caused people to be suspicious of a would-be tyrant. I think Herbert was a "little-l" libertarian type from the Pacific Northwest. Liberty is for the brave and risk-taking. The Fremen were masters of their own fate because they were willing to take the risks that others weren't. It's summed up in the idea that liberty isn't safe.

That's my theory anyways, whatever anyone here thinks of Herbert's political views or whether he's right/wrong. I actually love Dune -- it's one of my favorite novels of all time -- but I would probably would agree with Asimov more about things. Which probably shows how compelling Herbert's vision was, at least for me.