>The book suggests that the Dune men have some contact (even friendship) with Fremen, but they don’t seem to be Fremen themselves, which presents an intriguing

>The book suggests that the Dune men have some contact (even friendship) with Fremen, but they don’t seem to be Fremen themselves, which presents an intriguing possibility. An alliance between the extractive workers and the indigenous population on Arrakis seems like it would be an incredibly powerful coalition, one that could strategically control the entirety of imperial spice production. Tell me you no nothing about the realities of oilfield work without directly saying you know nothing of the realities of oilfield work. But seriously, the author of the article had answered there own question in a blurb above when he talks about how the Fremen want to terraform the planet which will result in the death of the spice trade. The Dune men are basically sci-fi rig workers, they are there to extract spice and make money, they don't hate the locals but they certainly won't put the locals needs above there own. One only need to look at the relationship between rig workers and First Nations peoples in Northern Alberta/BC to see how any attempt at a alliance would work out.