Dune has never been more popular since the release of Dune Part II this year, and Dune Part I in 2021. A HBO prequel show is releasing this year, and a video game is also releasing next year. It's a good time to be a Dune fan.

Frank Herbert was a Conservative Libertarian, who wrote his six Dune books to be a warning about charismatic leaders inspired by people like JFK from his time. It also promoted libertarian ideology and clearly had an appreciation of various different Islamic cultures - with the Fremen clearly being Muslim themselves with Paul Atreides.

Despite the political messaging of Dune, it has found an audience across the political spectrum.

Leftists enjoy Dune because they like the use of real life anti-colonial movements as an inspiration for the Fremen's struggle against the Harkonnen and the Empire. They also enjoy the critique of Oil and OPEC through their standing of Spice and CHOAM. Indeed, Denis Villeneuve is a leftist director who made changes to the source material to portray a leftist version of the source materials in his movies.

However, fascists like Elon Musk and Richard Spencer also like the books - mainly latching on to Paul Atreides, breeding programs and bloodlines. Yet unlike the leftist interpretation, fascists completely ignore the messages of the book to twist Dune into something compatible with their worldview.


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