Is Dune fascist? Nope...

But the Harkonnens and the Proud Boys have a lot in common

The release of Dune: Part One, an epic realisation of Frank Herbert’s 1956 novel Dune, has triggered an ownership war between liberalism, the left and the extreme right.

Some, such as historian Ofri Ilany, writing in Haaretz, have claimed thework “may be fascist” while praising its engagement with Islam. Others, such as Chris Dite on the leftwing website