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To: Hoosier-Daddy

muad’dib

I coincidentally just re-read Dune about a week ago. It amazed me how different my reaction was to all of the Islamic references, as compared to when I last read it (pre-2001). I had a hard time seeing Paul as the hero when he was constantly referred to as the “Mahdi”.


15 posted on 03/31/2011 8:35:49 AM PDT by PENANCE
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To: PENANCE

Sorry, forgot the /s. I know it’s the hopping mouse. The moon, Islam,
Paul, a sort of anti-hero, destroying the old guard by controlling the spice, thee oil, replacing what was bad with something potentially much, much worse.


21 posted on 03/31/2011 9:30:02 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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