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The book was written well before modern terrorism. The Jihad in Dune had obvious parallels to the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate - previously unknown warriors
by mr_toad 3y ago
The book was written well before modern terrorism.
The Jihad in Dune had obvious parallels to the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate - previously unknown warriors appearing out of the desert and conquering most of the Roman Empire. So it was based in an era where the idea of holy war was quite different.
On top of that I think that the audience of SF literature are a little more open minded than the average movie goer.
- renewiltord 3y agoYes, of course. The Afghan mujahideen were widely acclaimed even not that long ago from now because they were fighting the Russians. But this is a mass-market movie. It can't walk that close to the line in this day and age. It's going to clean up the dirty ends.