This is so silly. In the book, spice was a metaphor for oil. Herbert said so himself. Dune was set in the far future, but it was very much about the (1960s) pre

This is so silly. In the book, spice was a metaphor for oil. Herbert said so himself. Dune was set in the far future, but it was very much about the (1960s) present too. The Middle Eastern themes were there for a reason. Just wait until they read the passage in Dune Messiah where Paul compares himself to Hitler and Genghis Khan, while Stilgar and Korba refuse to believe it.