10. Important to understand counterinsurgency used not just in Vietnam but in Middle East (Aden) & throughout developing world
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21. It's possible to read "Dune" books as both celebration & critique of idea of white messiah leading revolution in colonized land.
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@HeerJeet more critique than not, no? since even a half-supercomputer/half-mystic can't ultimately control a revolution...
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@HeerJeet Paul is unambiguously superhuman. The messiah part depends on whether a civil war that consumes trillions of lives is worth it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Interesting. So is Paul's son becoming Sandworm/God a throwback to a Conrad-esqe fear of going native?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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